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Decline Of Free Speech
If anyone is looking to be depressed, check out Jonathan Turley’s recent article on freedom of speech, the first line of which is: Free speech is dying in the Western world. Most of his examples come from Europe and Canada, but even … Continue reading
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Tagged current events, free speech, human-rights, politics, religion
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Break Up The Big Banks
There may be some hope for the economy after all, but only if Romney wins the election and takes George Will’s advice to break up the big banks. The top ten banks now account for 61% of the commercial banking assets in … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged big banks, business, capitalism, current events, too big to fail
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Attacking Paul Ryan
So now liberals have decided that one way to attack Paul Ryan is to paint him not only as a hypocrite on deficits, but one who is managing to get away with it. For example, Ezra Klein of the Washington Post claims that Ryan’s record on … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged budget deficit, current events, deficit, Paul Ryan
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Liberals Unhinged
Chris Matthews leads the spittle flying liberals (at least among the MSM crowd) as they attack Republicans for being racists and conducting a racist campaign. But now Matthews is facing competition from Slate’s Ron Rosenbaum who is establishing himself as … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged current events, dog whistles, racism, Republican party, Ron Rosenbaum, Slate, society
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Liberals’ Non Sequitur Reasoning
Steven Pearlstein fires off another shot in the liberals’ war on decentralization and freedom. Evidently, the “services” sector of the economy does not develop as efficiently as the manufacturing sector, which may lead to relatively higher prices for services. Although he initially … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged big government, current events, liberal mind, liberals
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Facts Don’t Matter
The editorial board of the Washington Post is very impressed with last Friday’s jobs report. According to the editors, the economy is “on the move” and Obama has “reason to crow” (as no doubt do the editors). The unemployment rate … Continue reading
More Liberal Thinking
We can always count on Ezra Klein, one of the Obama propagandists at the Washington Post, to give us great insights into the liberal mind whenever he writes (and not in a good way). In a recent column he argues that there are … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged current events, liberal mind, liberals
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Healthcare Efficiencies
According to Matthew Yglesias, Slate magazine’s central planning enthusiast, healthcare accounts for a large and increasing share of the overall labor force. He seems to suggest that increased efficiency in the healthcare sector (which he evidently expects as a result of the impending government takeover) could generate … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged central planning, healthcare, politics
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The Central Planners Are Coming
Most people use hospitals and see doctors that are located within a few miles of their homes. That is, healthcare is a decidedly local activity. So why are liberals continuing to force a centrally planned system on 315 million Americans spread across … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged central planning, healthcare, liberals, ObamaCare, politics
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Cycling And Democracy
This Slate article is an example of arrogance and self-absorption that I suspect belongs to a liberal. It also illustrates the liberals’ tactic of labeling as crazy anyone with whom they disagree. The tactic is especially odd in this instance because, more than once, the writer essentially boasts about being a … Continue reading
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