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Misogynist Enablers
Slate’s Fred Kaplan has weighed in, so it’s official: American efforts in Afghanistan were “doomed from the start,” and now it’s “over.” Okay, so now the Afghan misogynists can get back to their primary occupation of oppressing and enslaving women (the real … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, foreign policy, misogyny, morality, politics, war on women
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The Liberal Mind
Most people prefer to live in a society that creates the greatest prosperity for the greatest number of people. History, including the recent financial meltdown brought on by big government and firms “too big to fail,” proves that decentralized arrangements, based on … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged Jonathan Haidt, liberal mind, liberals, morality, politics, society
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Obama’s Iranian Non-Policy
In a strained defense of Obama’s Iranian policy, David Ignatius (of the Washington Post) claims that the White House is puzzled by Israel’s “red line” demand. According to Ignatius, the United States “has already drawn a red line,” but he doesn’t bother to tell us what that red … Continue reading
Ezra Klein’s Dream
Ezra Klein’s new column illustrates what liberals dream about. In this instance, he dreams of the government imposing yet another tax on Americans (i.e., a carbon tax). Of course, this is one of Klein’s minor dreams; we already know that he primarily dreams about price controls and central planning … Continue reading
Middle East Meltdown
Gail Collins of the NY Times has written an amazingly empty column criticizing Mitt Romney’s comments about the recent events in Egypt and Libya. Evidently, in her eagerness to join the media feeding frenzy, she felt that anything would do. Without providing any analysis or insight of any … Continue reading
ObamaCare And The Youth Vote
Slate’s Amanda Marcotte boasts that ObamaCare is already providing benefits for younger people, which in Marcotte’s view is good because it will help Obama with the youth vote in the upcoming election. According to Marcotte, the percentage of uninsured young adults declined between … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Politics
Tagged contraception, healthcare, ObamaCare, politics
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Chicago’s Teachers
In an editorial (subscription required), the Wall Street Journal compares the $71,000 average salary of Chicago’s teachers with the $47,000 average salary of the people who pay for the teachers, implying that the teachers are ripping off taxpayers. The teachers … Continue reading
Obama Apologetics
Ezra Klein of the Washington Post praises Obama’s economic record since February 2010 (when he says the clock really should start) as well as the results we might expect for the 12 month period leading up to the November election. Although he tells us about all … Continue reading
College Tuition
Apparently this is how it works: 1. The government throws money at higher education, 2. Colleges raise tuition, 3. The government throws more money at higher education (total student debt is now about $1 trillion), 4. Colleges raise tuition. The liberals’ … Continue reading
Swooning Over Bill Clinton
Believe it or not, there are some liberals who are not swooning over Bill Clinton. The Onion seems to have Clinton’s number.
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