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Monthly Archives: May 2009
President Palin’s First 100 Days
This is a good satire: President Palin’s First 100 Days (by Victor Davis Hanson). I’m sure glad we didn’t elect the “inexperienced” candidate. :-/
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Stimulus Ignites Job-Killing Trade War With Canada
Say it with me: “protectionism is stupid.” Obama’s protectionism echoes Herbert Hoover’s protectionism, which helped spawn the Great Depression. President Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley tariff, which helped turn a recession into the Great Depression by triggering a trade war with … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Politics
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It costs more money to live without a car
Does the cost of living get less expensive when you don’t own a car? No, you've got it backwards, a car-free existence is more expensive. I live in Manhattan, so I can tell you how expensive it is to live … Continue reading
TED Talks: Search, Translate, Subtitle
TED has developed a cool new technology that makes it possible to search, caption and translate TED talks. Each talk will now come with an transcript. What's cool is that you can click on any phrase in the transcript and … Continue reading
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Medical care and comparative effectiveness
The idea is to have a commission examine which procedures should not receive full Medicare reimbursement. I favor spending cuts for Medicare so for me it's a go. Megan McArdle considers some basic issues. I'll add or second a few … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, General, Government
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“Buy American” Is Stupid, Especially Now
Outrage spread in Canada, with the Toronto Star last week bemoaning “a plague of protectionist measures in the U.S.” and Canadian companies openly fretting about having to shift jobs to the United States to meet made-in-the-USA requirements. This week, the … Continue reading
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Towards A One-Party State?
For now, the only two elements of the political system are Progressive Corporatism and The Resistance. And the latter does not amount to much yet. Why I Fear a One-Party State, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Politics
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I Agree With The President
No, really: President Barack Obama, calling current deficit spending “unsustainable,” warned of skyrocketing interest rates for consumers if the U.S. continues to finance government by borrowing from other countries. “We can’t keep on just borrowing from China,” Obama said at … Continue reading
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Nerd-Only College
Neumont University is devoted to pumping out a steady stream of experts in computer science — the only major that students can choose. The 6-year-old school places its graduates in high-tech jobs at such companies as EBay Inc., Microsoft Corp. … Continue reading
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You Want Higher Taxes? Why Not Pay More Yourself?
Every tax day, a handful of lefties pen paeans to the federal government, and how they do and the rest of us should feel inspired, patriotic, and invigorated when we pay our taxes. … The sentiment is particularly misguided this … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Taxes
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