An Unwelcome Message for Obama

Julius Caesar's self-decreed minted coin. Photo by Rune Rysstad.

Gaius Julius Caesar played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

After assuming control of government, he began extensive reforms of Roman society and government. He heavily centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed "dictator in perpetuity" (dictator perpetuo). -- Wikipedia

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"Men at some time are masters of their fates:

The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,

But in ourselves, that we are underlings."

(William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar Act I, Sc. ii)

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A September 6, 2009 Telegraph article entitled "Barack Obama accused of making 'Depression' mistakes," noted that Dr. Charles K. Rowley, Duncan Black Professor of Economics, George Mason University, has written and published a monograph titled Economic Contractions in the United States: A Failure of Government. (George Mason Univ. doctoral student Nathanael Smith is a co-author.)

American Thinker delivers an excellent overview of the book and a must-read question and answer session with Dr. Rowley. It can be found here:

An Unwelcome Message for Obama

h/t: Teak