The American Pundit

Underemployment Hits 20.3% for March

The percentage of the American workforce considered “underemployed” hit 20.3% during the month of March, according to a survey conducted by Gallup. The “underemployed” category consists of workers who are unemployed or can not find a sufficient amount of work. Quoth Gallup: A rise in the percentage of part-timers wanting to work full time (from [...]

House Democrat: I Don’t Care About The Constitution

A perfect demonstration of Democratic Party attitude towards the supreme law of the land, the document they swore before God to uphold. Shorten this a little and you have 90% of Republican ads for the November mid-terms. The Constitution doesn’t authorize him to take control of one-sixth of the economy? He doesn’t care. Also, he [...]

Reminder: Send Back Your Census Form

Yeah, I know. The government is intruding in your life more and more each day. And no, I’m not thrilled with the current administration having my information either. But it’s still necessary. Why? For starters, the Census is one of the few things carried out by this government that is actually provided for in the [...]

Mistake of the Day: Pirates Attack US Warship

Note to all of you aspiring pirates out there: Attacking a warship of the United States Navy is never a good idea. And when I say “never” I mean never. But it’s especially a bad idea when said warship is specifically charged with fighting piracy. That’s a lesson five Somali pirates will learn the hard [...]

Tomorrow’s Unemployment Data

Tomorrow the federal government will release unemployment figures for the month of March. Here’s what I think you can expect. First of all, don’t buy Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner’s public pessimism. The administration is lowering expectations so any figures released tomorrow will appear better than expected. Second, you can expect the media to spin. If [...]

Millions Without Enough Water As China Experiences Drought

A drought in southwest China has left approximately 24 million people without sufficient drinking water, according to a senior official in the Communist government. Liu Ning, in charge of water resources, confirmed to reporters that the drought is likely to last well into May, perhaps early June. In the meantime, both the local citizenry and [...]