Author Archives: Jorge Costales

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About Jorge Costales

- Cuban Exile [veni] - Raised in Miami [vidi] - American Citizen [vici]

Barak Obama: He’s Just Not That Into Us

Us being Americans. President Obama’s first reaction to the Ft Hood shooting was to caution Americans “against jumping to conclusions.” Does this guy ever have a reaction where he defends America with something other than tepidness? Please don’t include Afghanistan … Continue reading

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How You Give

Our favorite ethernet homilies come courtesy of Fr Vallee. His latest homily, on giving, explains why how you give matters more than what you give: I got a call from Msgr Delaney, he was my pastor at Holy Family where … Continue reading

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Yoani Sanchez: Solzhenitsyn-like chronicler of communist abuse

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez was beaten up by yesterday by thugs from the Cuban government. Hopefully, even bloggers outside of Miami will find reason to call attention to this latest abuse by the Cuban government. Thanks to friend of the … Continue reading

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Self-Censorship and the FIU Basketball Coach

There is something very strange going on with the local newspaper reporting about Isiah Thomas. Yesterday there was a nice profile of Isiah Thomas in the Palm Beach Post and I had read earlier ones in the Miami Herald. Those … Continue reading

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The Golden Goose Tale Updated

Peggy Noonan’s description of those who prefer to aggressively expand the role of government – ‘they think America is the goose that lays the golden egg’ – rings true to me. Those who sincerely believe in government expansion have just … Continue reading

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Stossel’s POV is DOA with MSM

John Stossel states the obvious — that all reporters have a point of view — and that has created some enemies for him. Stossel replies: I was invited on CNN’s media program, “Reliable Sources,” to be interviewed by The Washington … Continue reading

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David Friedman on Stockholders vs Stakeholders

David Friedman weighs on on an interesting issue; Should stakeholders [all people affected by the corporation’s decisions] be given more protection or a bigger say in how corporations are managed? First a Friedman primer on what incentive issues exist in … Continue reading

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A Few Observations #2

Rich Lowry on why Obama passed on commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall: Obama famously made a speech in Berlin during last year’s campaign, but at an event devoted to celebrating himself as the apotheosis of world hopefulness. He … Continue reading

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Health Care Positions: Left, Center and Right

The Left as per Paul Krugman: Serious students of health care have known for a long time that the magic of the marketplace doesn’t work in health care; the United States has the most privatized health-care system in the advanced … Continue reading

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Sting: The Lost Interview

How the Sting interview might have gone if the interviewer took him seriously: Ms Moody: What did you think of Obama when you met him?Sting: I found him to be very genuine, very present, clearly super-smart, and exactly what we … Continue reading

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