Oil and Snake Oil

Columnist Thomas Sowell weighs in on the Gulf Oil Spill and the political posturing it has brought on. Read his ideas here:

Oil and Snake Oil

Fill It Up! (With Hypocrisy of Course)

Thirty seven years after America knew it had an energy problem Congressional leaders started their Tueday morning by burning fossil fuel on their way to work.  Then, with cameras rolling on Capitol Hill, they tore into oil company executives. An unnamed House member and two of his associates (pictured left) were particularly harsh late in the day on the people that sold them the gasoline they needed to get to work and get home.  Read the details here:

Fill It Up! (With Hypocrisy of Course)

From the Oval Office

In President Obama's speech tonight from the oval office will he talk about raising taxes on fuel and taking other steps to curb demand and economic activity? Will he push Cap and Tax proposals as a way of taking advantage of the Gulf Oil Spill Crisis? In the New York Times preview of President Obama's first Oval Office speech tonight these questions go unasked. Read preview here:

From the Oval Office

Juarez Police: Will They Cooperate on Border Security?

The Juarez police are begining to sound as if part of the U.S. border security problem could fall on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande. A dialogue has begun on cooperative measures with the U.S. Border Patrol.  Read details here:

Juarez Police: Will They Cooperate on Border Security?

Euopean Markets: Its All Greek to Me

Greece continues to plague the euro and the European markets. Moody's downgraded Greek debt today sending new shock waves through most of Europe's stock exchanges.  Read detail here:

Euopean Markets: Its All Greek to Me

The Ultimate Oxymoron

The Office of Congressional Ethics? Does this entity really exist? The answer is yes. Eight members are under investigation for get this.......shady campaign fundraising. Read all about it here:

The Ultimate Oxymoron

Bernanke and Co. Weigh Contingency Plans

Nobody wants to see the fragile U.S. recovery falter. But the Federal Reserve Board has to consider the possibility, and what it will do.  Learn how Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his board weigh their options here:

Bernanke and Co. Weigh Contingency Plans

China's Justice System Addresses Torture

China is developing its own version of the exclusionary rule in its criminal justice system. Read about the case that prompted the change and burgeoning enlightenment here:

China's Justice System Addresses Torture

NMSU Librarian: Keeping Up With Murder City

It isn't everyday Las Cruces, N.M. makes the Wall Street Journal. This isn't the sort of story locals want to read in the paper. See here:

NMSU Librarian: Keeping Up With Murder City