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Greed vs Incentives – Liberals Take a 2nd Look
Fans of Alec Baldwin would not recognize him–even skinny non-elder ladies who strive mightily, but without success, to retell his 30 Rock jokes–in his latest role, supply-side economist. That’s right one of Hollywood’s most vocal liberals has seen the low-tax … Continue reading
The Fine Print on the War on Terror
If the Obama administration’s war on terror were a radio commercial, the first 10 seconds would criticize former President Bush and the next 15 seconds would be delivered in that super fast-talking disclaimer style. The unintelligible remarks would note that … Continue reading
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>The Bigger the Prevarication …
>I know, the word lie works better than prevarication. But lie sounds like you are trying to insult someone, and I’m just trying to highlight a real prevarication. The Big Lie is an often quoted or referenced propaganda technique. It … Continue reading
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>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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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
>War on Drugs
>WSJ article – The War on Drugs Is a Failure – We should focus instead on reducing harm to users and on tackling organized crime. FEBRUARY 23, 2009 By FERNANDO HENRIQUE CARDOSO, CéSAR GAVIRIA and ERNESTO ZEDILLO The war on … Continue reading
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Abortion Opposition, Solely on Theology?
Does the pro-life position rest exclusively on private (and thus inherently undebatable) religious intuitions? Catholic writer, George Weigel, whose works includes a biography of John Paul II, makes the case in a Newsweek column back in August 2008, that the … Continue reading
A Great Day to Citizen Watch and Listen
I took some surefire ideological neutralizing medication yesterday for lunch. I first tried the drug treatment back in November, with great effects. It involves meeting people–regular people, not the type of people who inhabit cable political shows which even mild-mannered … Continue reading
President Obama’s Inaugural Address
My favorite parts of Obama’s Inaugural Address: In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has … Continue reading
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Obama and Lincoln — Keep Hype Alive
A recent Bloomberg article points out the obvious efforts to compare Obama and Lincoln. Politically, I understand the attempt. But until someone directly spikes my kool-aid, I have to point out why I think the comparison is laughable, while still … Continue reading
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