Author Archives: Jorge Costales

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About Jorge Costales

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

>Is the Center Breaking?

>Robert Samuelson is a syndicated economic columnist, whose work is featured in Newsweek. He is not a partisan–see a list of his recent columns here. There may be some wishful thinking on my part, but I believe that the center … Continue reading

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Sports Marketing and it’s PC Problem

There is a very interesting post over at the Biz of Baseball about how sports marketing expenditures from companies which received government bail-out money are coming under attack and how they are attempting, or not, to respond. To me something … Continue reading

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Geeky But Still Funny

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Norman Braman: Profile in Slippage?

You might say that Norman Braman is a ‘Regalado-r‘ of his money, but only if you have the following in your background: Rudimentary Spanish language skills. Familiar with Miami and the new stadium politics. Familiar with Bernard Madoff. Have a … Continue reading

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Yankee Stadium vs Marlins Stadium

The most comprehensive coverage of stadium financing that has appeared in the Miami Herald was on Feb 11th–the Herald links expire, so I copied the article at the end of this post–and it was a good example of the power … Continue reading

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David Brooks’ Moderate Manifesto

David Brooks believes that what Obama has done in power is more indicative of his beliefs than what he said to get that power. Specifically, he sees: … a party swept up in its own revolutionary fervor — caught up … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Bureaucratic FUBAR

If you still believe that this administration will bring a change in competency–as in, Bush was an idiot, these guys are smart–you might want to skip this post. This post reinforces the idea that government operates in a very similar … Continue reading

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She Had Me at Varadero and Carol City

Varadero, WSJ, Carol City, Dolphins, Pro-Surge and life begins before birth. No, these items were not pulled from a profile on a right-wing dating service. Incredibly, it is a list some of the background, interests and beliefs of a new … Continue reading

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The Gospel of Matthew’s Sex Offender Clause?

If any child I know had been a victim, I don’t know how I would react to the issue of how our society deals with sex offenders once they have served their jail sentence. But as a Christian, I have … Continue reading

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Unmistakable Stench in the Sports Air

Dwyane Wade was incredible in the Heat’s victory, but you can read about that elsewhere. Let’s address the smell which comes with any visiting New York sports teams and their fans. The smell has various components. Old jerseys in need … Continue reading

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