Two years ago this month, The Independent Agenda launched, just in time for the debt-limit crisis that caused Standard & Poor’s to strip the U.S. of its AAA credit rating. Then came the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, primary … More…
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The Children of Newtown Died for Our Sins
It’s been two days since 20 children and six teachers and administrators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. were slaughtered by 20-year-old Adam Lanza, armed with automatic weapons and a broken mind.
I still can’t get my own … More…
A-Rod Should Do the Right Thing and Retire
I don’t cover sports much in The Independent Agenda, but sometimes sports news sheds light on what’s going on in the rest of the world. And sometimes I get so angry I need to write about it.
Case in point: … More…
Good Riddance, Hostess
The last couple of days have been filled with media elegies for Hostess Brands, which is moving to liquidate its assets.
The “iconic” maker of Wonder Bread, Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Devil Dogs, and those sweet, sweet chocolate cupcakes with the … More…
The “Real Housewives” Meet the “Jersey Shore” Generals
Oh! what a tangled web we weave
When first we practice to deceive!
So wrote Sir Walter Scott 200 years ago, and now we’re in one of the most tangled webs of scandal we’ve seen in years.
David Petraeus, the … More…
Who Will Win the Election
Three weeks to go until the presidential election and the race has tightened again, following a surge by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney after his smashing victory over President Obama in the first presidential debate.
Debate #2 takes place Tuesday … More…
Bill Clinton’s Legacy Is Good but He Had Help
When former president Bill Clinton spoke at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, he was treated as a conquering hero.
The former president now has a 69% approval rating from the American public, by far the highest of any … More…
Penn State and the Institutionalization of Evil
On Monday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, that bastion of high-minded money grubbers, came down hard on Pennsylvania State University’s football program in the wake of a major scandal and the conviction of former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky last month … More…
Aurora, Colorado and the Dark Heart of Evil
What causes a seemingly ordinary human being to become a monster?
What combination of biochemistry, psychological trauma, substance abuse, and outside influences cause a mind to snap and descend into murderous madness? Or is it all simply a result of … More…
A Great Voice Stilled
The world’s greatest living novelist, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, may no longer be able to write because of dementia, his brother has said.
Garcia Marquez, 85, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1982, was the giant of the new … More…
Howard R. Gold
I’m an award-winning business and financial journalist and an independent-minded citizen who is deeply concerned about the challenges facing our country. That’s why I started The Independent Agenda. "
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