Category Archives: Business

Principles and Policies Podcast for Saturday 8/22/20- Oh, What A Tangled Web We Weave When First We Endeavor To Deceive

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/22/2020- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the Democratic National Convention, and especially John Kasich’s speech there which has finally exposed his true colors, even to his ever shrinking group of “true believers”

Principles and Policies Podcast for Saturday 6/27/20- When Is A Noose Really A Red Herring?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/27/2020- Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss symbols, their use and especially their abuse. We also talk about the idea that when they’re caught ginning up a phony outrage, the left simply denies, Denies, DENIES! And woke corporations kow tow to falsely aggrieved but politically privileged groups.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/26/2014-The Unbearable Inanity Of US Foreign Policy

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 26, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze some incredibly vapid if not ludicrous foreign policy suggestions being proposed by US Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-12). We also look at further nonsense from Governor John Kasich, The Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation, Ohio courts, etc.

Article links- Pat Tiberi proposes subsidizing boycott of Russian natural gas

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/26/2014- The Current Economic Crisis

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 26, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the the current economic crisis. This is a follow-up to the show we presented on April 12, 2014. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.

There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/12/2014- The Basics Of Christian Economics

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 12, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the basics of Christian economics. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.

There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/15/2014- A Primer On Ignominious Surrender

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 15, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the recent surrender of the House of Representatives, engineered by House Speaker John Boehner, on the issue of the debt ceiling. We talk about what it means to the average tax payer, what the depth of the problem is and how badly Speaker Boehner botched the whole issue with a “clean debt ceiling,” surrendering everything and getting nothing in return.

Article links- Boehner’s surrenders have allowed an additional $2.7 trillion in the debt in 2 years

How Boehner decided to surrender

Pelosi warns Democrats not to gloat since that would embarrass Boehner

Paul Ryan’s budget hypocrisy

President Obama declares total victory on the budget

 

 

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/27/2013- What’s Right And What’s Wrong In Australia

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday June 27 June 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss Australia’s banning of a couple of video games for their ultra-violent content. We discuss what’s right with what they’ve done and what’s wrong with what they’ve done.

Article links- http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/06/26/australia-bans-second-video-game-in-24-hours/?intcmp=obnetwork

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/26/2013- The Cost Of Unnecessary Regulation

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday June 26 June 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis continue our discussion of  a “commencement address” given by the President which is really a policy statement. This statement should send a chill down the spine of anyone who like having electricity available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week because it involves a war on coal.

Article links- http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-climate-adviser-war-coal-exactly-what-s-needed_737807.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/obama-plan-to-cut-greenhouse-gases.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/25/2013- Barack Obama And The War On Electricity Production

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday June 25 June 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss a “commencement address” which is really a policy statement. This statement should send a chill down the spine of anyone who like having electricity available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week because it involves a war on coal.

Article links- http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/wh-climate-adviser-war-coal-exactly-what-s-needed_737807.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/obama-plan-to-cut-greenhouse-gases.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&

Principles and Policies Podcast for 6/13/2013- When Promises Evaporate

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday June 13 June 11, 2013. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis say “we told you so” (again) about the gigantic increase in insurance premiums that Ohioans, and other states as well, will be paying in 2014.

Article links- http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/06/10/ohio-dept-of-insurance-obamacare-to-increase-individual-market-health-premiums-by-88-percent/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/02/08/how-ohios-medicaid-expansion-will-increase-health-insurance-premiums-for-everyone-else/