America’s Most Powerful Unions

When a new or unfamiliar political view is presented, it is inevitable that people will start to question where it fits in the political landscape. Indeed, I have been asked that question even without mentioning my political views. Perhaps it is a sign of the times, but now a new acquaintance is asked whether they are a Democrat or a Republican, a liberal or a conservative, with as much regularity as one was once asked what sign one was or what one did for a living. …

An Introduction

Perhaps the best way of introducing this column is by briefly describing what popular capitalism is and applying it to a relevant topic of the day, specifically the mortgage crisis. This choice of application was made based not only on the widening scope of what is fast becoming a calamity of epic proportions through the obstinate folly of our leaders in pursuing and escalating a failed policy, but also from my personal experience in the field. Around the turn of the millenium, I was an application developer in mortgage …