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Why American Democracy Is In Trouble
Using the latest available year — 2007 — we know the following facts about people who filed Federal tax returns: Top 1% of Household Incomes Top 1% are those who reported incomes of $410,000 or more Top 1% paid 40% … Continue reading
Posted in Business & Economics
Tagged Charles Murray, Federal taxes, IRS, Wall Street Journal
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Could Guantánamo Bay Be The Next Hong Kong?
Could Guantánamo Bay become the next Hong Kong? Yes. Paul Romer lays out one possible scenario in his TED talk about Charter cities. Romer’s scenario would be dependent on Cuban leadership that was honest as to the limitations and failures … Continue reading
What Is It Like To Be A Florida Marlins Fan?
What is it like to be a Florida Marlins fan? It’s not as bad you might think, even before the great Wild Card run of 2009 [which will come to be known as the ugliest Phillies collapse since 64]. You’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Marlins & MLB, Random Observations
Tagged Eric Gregg, Marlins Relievers
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Mariano Rivera Will Be The Next John Smoltz
That 39-year old Mariano Rivera will be the next John Smoltz is a matter of if, not when. By ‘the next John Smoltz,’ we mean the example of an aging superstar pitcher whose body finally begins to pitch his age. … Continue reading
Posted in Miami Marlins & MLB
Tagged Baseball Gods, John Smoltz, Mariano Rivera, NY Hating
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Why The Baseball Gods Stepped In
At a certain point during Tuesday night’s Marlins game at Washington, the following factors must have reached a tipping point with the Baseball Gods: Florida Marlins record against the Washington Nationals in 2008, 14-3. Florida Marlins record against the Washington … Continue reading
The Mismatch of the Century: Spin vs Video
Are you going to believe a bunch of grainy old videos taken on camera phones by the type of people who attend speeches and seminars about Health Care policy — which the White House does not denied their authenticity — … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs & History
Tagged Greg Mankiw, Health Care, Keith Hennessey, Politics
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Is It Not Enough To Believe?
Is it not enough to believe? No, suggests our favorite ethernet pastor, Fr Vallee, we must believe for the right reason. In today’s Gospel, the crowds have followed Jesus because of the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves. Jesus … Continue reading
Tagged Fr Vallee
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Sgt Barnes: Boy, Whachew Know About Farming?
There is a great scene in Annie Hall where Woody Allen produces the author some proverbial gasbag has been pontificating about and enjoys the moment as Marshall McLuhan completely refutes the man’s loud and unsolicited opinions about his work. An … Continue reading
Art Imitates Economic Philosophical Goals?
In a way, a good political satire is kind of like a campaign promise, you don’t necessarily have to believe it [not one dime!], for it to be effective. But a good political satire should exploit the target’s weakness. The … Continue reading
Why Is Tomorrow Promised To No One?
Why is tomorrow promised to no one? In the New Testament, the letter from James 4:13-15 — who was not one of the two disciples names James — says the following: Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we … Continue reading
Posted in Science & Technology
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