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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• Congressman Watt – Charlatan or Economic Imbecile?

  Last week Congressman Mel Watt (D-NC) gutted the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Nov 07, 2009

• Using the Criminal Justice System to Reward Political Support

  Hate crime legislation has politicized our criminal justice system.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 31, 2009

• New Federal Medical Marijuana Policy Fraught with Peril

  Instead of nibbling at the edges, the Obama Administration should petition Congress to end the War on Drugs once and for all.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 22, 2009

• Bernanke is Between an Overheated Printing Press and a Hard Place

  The dollar will soon be replaced as the world's reserve currency. A lower standard of living will result.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 16, 2009

• The Nobel Peace Prize Has Become a Politicized Joke

  The world is questioning: How did Barack Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize?

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 10, 2009

• Trillions More in Debt with Nothing Good to Show for It

  We have been told that all this spending is necessary right now - where are the good results?

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Oct 03, 2009

• Obama Violates the First Amendment

  Americans should be outraged that the Obama administration would attempt to violate the First Amendment by silencing critics.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Sep 25, 2009

• Peter Schiff for U.S. Senate

  Peter Schiff's candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut offers voters in that state an opportunity to vote for real change.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Sep 20, 2009

• Dennis Kucinich: Advocating Non-Existent Constitutional Rights

  Congressman Kucinich proposes a new non-existent constitutional right.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Sep 12, 2009

• Non-Existent Rights Have Bankrupted America

  Non-existent rights have bankrupted America.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Sep 03, 2009

• Obama Couldn't Care Less What America Thinks

  The White House is adept at squelching health care debate.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Aug 27, 2009

• A History of Cost Overruns Should Squash Government-Run Health Care

  Government-run health care is a financial boondoggle waiting to happen.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Aug 20, 2009

• The End of Slavery, Equal Rights and Abolishing the Fed are not Radical Ideas

  Alleviate financial suffering by abolishing the Fed.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Aug 07, 2009

• Government’s Benevolence Equals Higher Costs

  Government cannot make things more affordable. Healthcare reform will be a disaster.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 29, 2009

• The Minimum Wage is Subterfuge, Repeal It!

  It is bad policy to raise the minimum wage at a time when people are losing their jobs.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 21, 2009

• Uncle Sam is a Subprime Deadbeat

  The United States’ government is broke, propped up only by a cabal of legal counterfeiters.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jul 11, 2009

• Cap and Trade is Obama’s Smoot-Hawley

  The politicians are repeating the same mistakes of the Great Depression.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jun 29, 2009

• HR 1207 Must Become Law!

  Auditing the Federal Reserve is the first step in bringing sound money policy back to the United States.

  Opinion by Kenn Jacobine — on Jun 14, 2009

• 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