Monthly Archives: July 2009

The hidden cost of national health care

The normal critique of socialized medicine is to point out that people have to wait a long time for these kinds of treatments in places like Britain. And that's certainly a valid critique. I'm sure my mom and daughter would … Continue reading

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Cancel the So-Called Stimulus

WSJ: Few Economists Favor More Stimulus. I say cancel the unspent stimulus we’ve already got, replace with a payroll-tax holiday. That would really stimulate, instead of just lining politicians’ pockets. via Instapundit. I completely agree.

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In Which I Agree With Obama

And, even more unusual, with a Frenchman: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and France’s President Nicolas … – Yahoo! News Photos.

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Had Enough of “Left” and “Right” ?

Watch a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican redline the Bill of Rights together:

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“We’re in the Middle of a Crash”: Black Swan

“You may have green shoots, whatever you want to call them, you may have temporary relief, but you are still in a world that’s breaking,” Taleb said … “We're in the middle of a crash,” Taleb said. “So if I'm … Continue reading

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Quick, Spend the Money Before the Taxpayers Find Out!

Byron York catches Barney Frank with his hand in the till. The issue is TARP: recall that the banks that received TARP money are supposed to repay it to the Treasury, along with dividend payments. President Obama has held out … Continue reading

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Old Media Blues

The problem besetting newspapers is not that there are hordes of bloggers giving it away for free. Bloggers are, to be sure, great competition for the op-ed section. But the op-ed section is not a money maker, as the New … Continue reading

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Girls With Guns Get It

In both Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Army and Marines found it useful to send a female soldier along on raids, as it was less disruptive to have a woman search the female civilians. There was no shortage of volunteers … Continue reading

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