Henry Lamb

Stimulus package misses the problem

Everyone in America wants the government to end the economic tailspin – quickly. The problem, of course, is that there is little agreement on what the government should do. Democrats, generally speaking, want to put a trillion dollars in purchases on a new credit card. The new purchases will provide the goods and services the government wants the people to have. Republicans, generally speaking, want to reduce taxes sufficiently to leave a trillion dollars in the pockets of the people so they can purchase the goods and services they want.

Will the U.S. embrace global socialism?

Reports from the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, suggest that most of the world’s leaders are convinced that the current crisis is the result of inherent flaws in capitalism, and are eager to impose new international rules to save the world.

The three laws of nature

Pundits and politicians are regurgitating phrases such as: “the worst since the great depression…; highest unemployment rate since…; largest deficit since….” Few acknowledge that government is the most significant cause of the current dilemma, or that its determined efforts to solve the problem can only make the problem worse.

Beyond pomp and circumstance

Hidden well behind the spectacular pomp and historic circumstance of inauguration week, the wheels of government continued the relentless grind, oblivious to the party in power at the moment.

Recognizing this moment in history

Most of the world is giddy about the inauguration of the first black president of the United States. The media has invested unprecedented air time to transform this man into a modern messiah. The celebration is not because he is black. Far better qualified black candidates, such as Condoleezza Rice, Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell would not be celebrated, nor even welcomed as president. In fact, Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell, both black Secretaries of State, were ridiculed as “Uncle Tom” and “Aunt Jemima” by many of the same people who celebrate Obama.

Preparing for Obama

Washington is abuzz preparing for the anointing of Obama and a rerun of the Clinton era. Several nominees for key cabinet positions did their undergraduate work for Bill Clinton; they are now well-prepared to do the heavy lifting for Obama. Aside from the highly publicized cabinet appointments, Obama will name nearly 7,000 people to management positions in the various federal agencies. Resource and land management agencies will, once again, become extension offices of environmental organizations. Nearly 30 environmental organizations have already prepared Obama’s “green” agenda. And, with expanded majorities in both houses of Congress, Obama expects his left-leaning vision of social organization to unfold uncontested in his version of ‘a new deal for a new century’.

Why freedom won’t die in the 21st Century

When Bill Clinton assumed the presidency in 1993, few people had ever heard the term “sustainable development.” When Barack Obama assumes the presidency on January 20, sustainable development will guide the formulation of public policy in city councils, county commissions, state legislatures, the U.S. Congress, and the U.N. General Assembly.

Global warming: the new eugenics

Eugenics pioneer, Francis Galton, defined eugenics as: “the study of all agencies under human control which can improve or impair the racial quality of future generations." Global warming can be defined as: “the study of all agencies under human control which can improve or impair the environmental quality of future generations.”

The Republic: dangling by a thread

Democracy is often described as two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner. Democracy is mob rule. Democracy collapses when the majority discovers it can vote for itself treasure from the public coffers. Democracy is the last plateau of social order before anarchy.

Here’s your change!

For more than 20 years, the politically-correct liberal elitists have ridiculed the “black helicopter crowd” whenever the words “world government” were uttered. Global governance, however, is a perfectly acceptable term which the U.N. says is somehow different from world government.

The Divided States of America

What happens if it turns out that Obama is not a “natural born” citizen of the United States? Does it really matter? He has won the popular vote; he has won the Electoral College vote, and he has nominated an impressive array of high-powered people to lead the nation.

Social engineering: national suicide

Social engineering by government always ends in disaster. Social engineering occurs when government passes laws and regulations that force citizens to behave the way government thinks they should behave. Prohibition is a great example of social engineering. In 1919, government decided that its citizens should not drink “intoxicating liquors.” This “government-knows-best” idea produced more than a decade of lawlessness far worse than citizen intoxication. Prohibition was repealed in 1933.

The future of freedom in America

John Edwards was right, there are two Americas. The division is not between the rich and poor, nor between red states and blue states, nor between Democrats and Republicans. The division that really matters is the division between the people who believe government should regulate the behavior of people, and those who believe that people should regulate the behavior of government.

Labor’s role in Detroit’s disaster

While Detroit’s big three auto makers grovel for a tax-funded bailout, 14 U.S-based, international auto makers announced last year’s additional investments of $39.3 billion in 69 facilities that employ 92,700 people with an annual payroll of $6.3 billion. Why are the U.S.-based international auto makers expanding, while Detroit’s big three are grasping for a life-saving handout? The answer, of course, is labor unions; only two facilities of the U.S.-based international auto makers are unionized, one in California, the other in Illinois. All the others are union-free and are doing quite well.

A Marxist tsunami cannot quench the flames of freedom

It is not just a victory for the Democrats; it is a Marxist tsunami. The principles that have guided President-elect Obama to this point are deeply rooted in Marxist philosophy. He is now in the position to infuse government with this philosophy through his appointments and legislative agenda. Democrats Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Frank, and others with recognizable names are only the face of what’s in store. Behind this face is a force teaming with the power to obliterate the U.S. Constitution and the machinery of self-governance it created.

Whatever it takes to win!

The foundation of Marxist philosophy is: “from each according to ability; to each according to need.” The foundation of Marxist tactics is: “the end justifies the means.” In election terms, this means “whatever it takes to win.” The Obama campaign is an ardent believer in both. Raila Odinga, illegal foreign sources or untraceable or fraudulent credit card transactions

How global governance emerged

October 24 was U.N. day, celebrated by many as the birthday of the United Nations. In its 63 years of operation, it has spent untold billions of dollars in its quest to create global governance. Its goal is almost in its grasp. European leaders are pushing for a summit meeting with President Bush to create a new global “central bank,” with the authority to control global monetary policy in much the same way U.S. monetary policy is controlled by the Federal Reserve.

Is Obama a socialist?

Socialism, according to Karl Marx, is the transition between capitalism and communism. To achieve communism, Marx says, there must be continuing revolution in which the fundamental principal is: the end justifies the means.

The “change” Obama brings

The centerpiece of Barack Obama’s campaign is “change.” His primary qualification for the office he seeks is his experience as a “community organizer,” a state Senator for eight years, and a U.S. Senator since 2004. To see just what changes Obama wants to bring to the country it is reasonable to look at the values he has demonstrated and the causes he has pursued during his professional career.

The Dems did it!

When Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and other upstanding Democrats point to the “failed policies” of the Bush administration as the cause of the current chaos in the financial markets, they are deliberately trying to transfer the spotlight from their own party’s mistakes. The current crisis can be traced directly to President Clinton’s revision of the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).