SODOM & GOMORRAH: We often think that economic bubbles are complex, distant phenomena that effect primarily stock prices, financial instruments, and whose primary effect is job loss. We often overlook some of the other effects that stare us square in the face as we do our Christmas shopping. Depending on where you live, shopping centers are sometimes taken for granted. … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2011
Jesus and the Fig Tree
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Two slightly different stories of Jesus Christ cursing a fig tree are presented in the New Testament. The timeline of events holds significance for what message is being taught. Christ’s curse occurs in two places: in the book of Matthew and the book of Mark. The passages are as follows. Matthew 21:10-22: Matthew 21:10 And when he was come into … [Read more...]
The Super Committee was Super Worthless
SODOM & GOMORRAH: The infamous debt reduction committee has failed. The bipartisan silver bullet has proven to be worthless. Are we surprised? Touted as the bipartisan answer to America’s looming deficit problem, the so-called super committee has all but thrown in the towel. A few months ago, President Obama and Congress agreed to abide by whatever decisions the panel came … [Read more...]
The Whining Continues Over Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Iran has taken steps to acquire atomic weapons for years, the West has complained for almost as long. Yet in that time, very few have paused to consider why Iran would want nuclear weapons in the first place. Western policy makers have a habit of calling non-Western policy makers insane or crazy. Ideologies that stand outside their accepted norm … [Read more...]
Congressional Insider Trading
SODOM & GOMORRAH: Corruption is a problem for every government. Loopholes that allow it to be legally allowed should be changed. CBS correspondent Steve Kroft reported that insider trading in Congress appears to be perfectly legal. Peter Schweizer from the Hoover Institution told Kroft that insider trading is an "honest graft" that Congressional leaders can use to become … [Read more...]