Feature: The View From Abroad

The View from Abroad provides hard-hitting weekly commentary on the political and economic issues of our time. Kenn Jacobine’s experience living and teaching internationally on three different continents gives his articles a unique perspective, unbiased by the socializing effects of the American mainstream media. If you like original ideas, The View from Abroad is a must read for you.

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• House Republicans Must Be Joking

  The lunacy of huge federal spending must end.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jun 07, 2009

• Could Fed Style Banking Save California?

  Fractional reserve banking is a funny money scheme.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on May 29, 2009

• Let California Fail

  Too big to fail is a failed plea for California as well.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on May 24, 2009

• Rothbard as Prophet, Part 2

  The similarities of the 1920s and 2000s did not end with the beginnings of each crisis in 1929 and 2008.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on May 15, 2009

• Rothbard as Prophet Part 1

  Read the writings of Rothbard: policies leading up to the Great Depression resemble those which have led to our current crisis.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on May 09, 2009

• Obama and Doublethink

  Obama is promising what he can't and won't deliver.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on May 01, 2009

• Ballot Access Laws are Detrimental to America

  At the end of the day, ballot access laws are detrimental to our political system for at least four reasons.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Apr 25, 2009

• An Open Letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano

  TSA unconstitutionally detains citizen at airport checkpoint.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Apr 12, 2009

• A Crisis is a Terrible Thing to Waste

  “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.”

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Apr 05, 2009

• Trouble in Paradise

  Trouble in fiscal paradise.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 30, 2009

• It’s Washington’s Fault!

  Our government shouldn't have given them the money in the first place.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 22, 2009

• No “Change” in Education Policy Either

  For kid's sake, abolish the NCLB and the Department of Education.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 13, 2009

• The Dollar is Living on Borrowed Time, No Pun Intended

  The dollar is in trouble!

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 07, 2009

• Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You: Mexico’s War on Drugs

  The U.S. must end the War on Drugs before it is too late.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Mar 01, 2009

• Considering the Future, Because Somebody Should

  Washington's economic policies today will have devastating effects in the future.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Feb 20, 2009

• Do Fed Officials Read Fed Publications? They Should!

  Historically, stimulus plans and bailing out insolvent businesses prolong and deepen recessions.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Feb 12, 2009

• Are We Headed for a “Change” in the War on Drugs?

  Obama must change federal drug laws.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Feb 06, 2009

• “Change” Has Come to America?

  America needs change. Obama does not represent that change.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jan 31, 2009

• Boycott the Banking Cartel, Join a Credit Union

  Credit unions could be another cause of the demise of the Federal Reserve banking system in the United States

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jan 25, 2009

• Keynes’ Prophetic Words

  Congress and the Fed are spending us into oblivion.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jan 17, 2009