Author Archives: Dennis Sevakis

First, here’s the raw employment/unemployment numbers for March, not seasonally digested, mind you: Note that the increase in the number of employed persons equals the increase in the size of the civilian labor force plus the decrease in the number … Continue reading →

Today I received the following from one of my correspondents: Former Pentagon Official Says All Chinese Electronics In The US Could Have Built-In Trapdoors by Robert Johnson, Mar. 30, 2012, 6:13 AM Richard Clarke has another disturbing prediction for America. … Continue reading →

Athens, Tennessee, that is. Now, I wouldn’t want anyone to get any crazy ideas, however, in 1946. . . I believe that Tennessee is the only state that has armed insurrection in its constitution as an authorized cure for tyranny. … Continue reading →

For what it’s worth, here’s an update to my multi-dimensional employment/ unemployment chart. I don’t think I’ve goofed anything up. The full spreadsheet is available here if you’d care to track down and critique my number crunching. I do appreciate … Continue reading →

Canadian commentator Ezra Levant rants about the “Keystone Calamity.” Haven’t found a syllable I can challenge. Especially the opening bit describing Obama as America’s “Manchurian President.” Truer words were never spoken. 12m38s of unadulterated fact:

While New Jersey governor Chris Christie concerns himself with lowering the flag to half-mast so as to honor the recently departed singer Whitney Houston, the U.S. and its allies are cutting back on their Lightning II orders: Weekly Standard Leading … Continue reading →

Well, now you can pursue the answer to that question on your own. I’ve uploaded a new spreadsheet to my SkyDrive for your perusal and downloading, should you be so inclined. The latest and greatest constitutionalleysis combines a summary of … Continue reading →

The ‘un/employment’ numbers for January were released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to much fanfare from the Associated Press, and even the Wall Street Journal, as can be seen respectively here and here.  The AP gleefully exclaims that “Unemployment rate … Continue reading →

You can check on the current size and composition of our national debt by taking a peek here at Constitutionalley’s exclusive “Whoop-de-doo-doo Budget Deal” deficit & debt forecaster. I mention this only because of the recent rumor that the deficit … Continue reading →

Here’s the next step in DoD’s mini-sizing the Air Force – aka ‘bye, bye USAF’ – project: Military.com Venerable A-10 Warthog Faces Extinction January 31, 2012 by Michael Hoffman The venerable A-10 tank killer aircraft is taking a hit of … Continue reading →