Michael Bernard
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What the Demise of Saab Says About the Swedish Welfare State
The distinction between the social security structure in the United States and Sweden gives uncanny insight into why Sweden has the option of saying "no" to Saab's urgent need for a bailout. … Read More
March 27, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
Is the United States the New Weimar Republic?
Recent economic moves by the Obama Administration raise eerie parallels between the U.S. economy and the hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic. Can national socialism be far behind? … Read More
March 23, 2009 | In Business & Economics, Politics & Policy
How Confident Should Americans be in Obama-Era Foreign Policy?
As the Barack Obma attempts to repair America's shattered reputation abroad, he is met with resistence from countries that are still scarred from eight years of Bush. Right? Or, is there something wrong with the new president's foreign policy? … Read More
March 20, 2009 | In Politics & Policy, World
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Hedge Funds
The Obama administration has announced a plan to join forces with private equity firms and hedge funds to forge public-private partnerships to reverse the housing and credit crisis. This comes after weeks of threatening the rich with income and capital gains taxes, calls for a "redistribution of wealth" and pushing for a "cram down" on home mortgages. Something doesn't seem right. … Read More
March 6, 2009 | In Science & Tech
While the Senate debates the Omnibus Spending Bill (HR 1105) on the heels of the $787 billion American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, the restructured $350 billion TARP and the $75 billion plan to prevent millions of home foreclosures, civil unrest is growing across the globe and economic woes are spilling into the streets. … Read More
March 5, 2009 | In Identity
Michael J. Bernard is a Noble House Poet Fellow, a Distinguished Member of the International Society of Poets, internationally acclaimed writer, award-winning painter, and archetypical theorist. His first full length work, Maya, was released March 14, 2008 by Phoenix Fire Multimedia.
With over a decade of experience in New Media, Bernard has contributed to The Huffington Post, the Times Herald-Record (NY), The Count:Celebrity Showdown, and The Corner News (AL), among many other places.
