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Collective Action Without Big Government
During his second inaugural speech, Obama called for more “collective action” on the part of the American people, and in the process, knocked down a straw man by which he implied that those who disagree with him cling to a theory of individual action that is … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged big government, collective action, current events, health insurance, ObamaCare, volunteerism
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Serving People
The Washington Post is reporting that Jay Rockefeller, senator from West Virginia, will not seek reelection after serving almost 30 years in that position. It surely has to be reckoned as a flaw of democracy when voters of a state or … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged big government, capitalism, collective action, economy, free markets, serving people
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Hillary In 2016 – Really?
An NBC News online article about Hillary Clinton highlights “15 moments that define her public life,” and remarkably, there isn’t a single moment on the list that could fairly be characterized as an accomplishment. Indeed, three of the moments are nothing more … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics
Tagged 2016 campaign, Benghazi, Hillary Clinton, liberals
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Counterfactual Thinking
A recent Washington Post interview with economist Alan Blinder about his new book nicely illustrates liberal condescension. While discussing the effects of TARP and the stimulus bill, the Post’s reporter and Blinder questioned the reasoning ability of those who think that TARP and … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged counterfactual thinking, current events, liberal mind, liberals, stimulus spending, TARP
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What Difference Does It Make?
Lance Armstrong used various drugs and blood doping to enhance his performance during his cycling career, and now we have Beyonce, singing at the presidential inauguration, using pre-recorded music to enhance her performance. Both performers have engaged in essentially the same conduct (including the … Continue reading
Posted in People, Politics
Tagged Benghazi, Beyonce, current events, cycling, Hillary Clinton, What difference does it make?
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Wishful Thinking About Healthcare Costs
Liberals are counting on Obamacare to generate efficiencies that they believe will contain healthcare costs. One of the more celebrated initiatives is the adoption of electronic medical records, but hold on, the significant efficiencies expected from electronic record keeping might not be forthcoming after all. According … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged big government, electronic medical records, ezra klein, ObamaCare
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Demanding Collective Action
In his second inaugural speech, President Obama calls for “collective action” on the part of the American people, claiming that: For the American people can no more meet the demands of today’s world by acting alone than American soldiers could have … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Politics
Tagged big government, central planning, collective action, inaugural speech, liberal mind, straw man
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Still Attacking Federal Employees
Federal workers have been subject to a pay freeze for the last two years, but that’s apparently not good enough for Republicans in Congress, who now look to introduce legislation to prevent Obama’s plan to give employees a pay raise of, wait for … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged budget deficit, economy, federal spending, government salaries
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Defragmenting Healthcare
Einer Elhauge, a healthcare expert at Harvard University, argues that we can lower healthcare costs and cut the deficit by “defragmenting” the system, by which he means replacing small group physician practices with large companies that combine hospitals and salaried physi-cians, similar to … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Healthcare, Politics
Tagged budget deficit, healthcare costs, ObamaCare
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Brave Liberals
So now Quentin Tarantino has a new movie, “Django Unchained,” which features depictions of slavery in the U.S. In interviews, Tarantino claims that the truth about slavery was a thousand times worse than that portrayed in the movie. But what’s … Continue reading
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