Krugman on Greenspan’s Remarks In today’s NYTimes column, Paul Krugman has some things to say about Greenspan’s shockingly partisan testimony on Capitol Hill last week. The most interesting parts of his column are the three conclusions that Krugman draws: First, “starving the beast” is no longer a hypothetical scenario — it’s happening as we speak. […]

Haiti I’m not quite sure what to make of this, but it’s definitely weird: Spokesman Scott McClellan said the allegations have no basis. “It’s complete nonsense!” He said Mr. Aristide was not abducted or kidnapped and consulted with the U.S. Embassy in Haiti on the best way to give up power and get out of […]

Electronic Voting: I’d Like a Receipt, Please I’m not much of a conspiracy nut. When I hear that the CEO of Diebold, the leading maker of electronic voting machines, said last summer that he’s “committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year,” I believe that he was speaking as a […]