Maybe if people actually read what rural and/or small town republicans were actually saying to each other the debate about voting against your own interest or being bitter would take a different slant. I have several e-mail expressing what small town southern republicans say to each other that I have decided to post just to […]
(The person on the left) Spain’s new defense minister has been a hot topic in Spain for awhile. I do not pretend to know the particular issues. However, two issues emerged as central from the write up: 1. Lack of military experience. (I assume either directly or as a part of the defense ministry prior […]
Cactus’s thoughts on taxes got me to thinking about trade, and the purpose of trade. Behavioral economists tried this experiment with people in face to face trade situations. Of course it is not definitive of anything, but it does point up a huge flaw in the economics of today. …that “Economic Man” is rational, self-maximizing […]
People have inquired about losing track of comments from older posts on Angry Bear, or lose track of the occasional comment but want to keep track of responses. Cocomments service allows you to track comments from old posts and tell you about new responses. For some who visit multiple blogs and leave comments, you might […]
This editorial reminds us of the great increase in federal power regarding coercive force (also aid with guns). Section 1076 of the Defense Authorization Act of 2006 changed the name of the key provision in the statute book from “Insurrection Act” to “Enforcement of the Laws to Restore Public Order Act.” The Insurrection Act of […]
Greg Mankiw, Robert Stein, and others have been pushing the EITC lately. What is that all about? Efficiency? Best income redistribution mechanism? Leading edge to some other goal? This is in addition to the steady beat of Walker and others to conflate entitlements such Medicare,Medicade,and Social Security into a single problem.END
Save the Rustbelt sends this note working the end user as a reference, which is useful sometimes. The Downside of Increased Trade My wife, aka the world’s greatest nurse, worked this weekend. She spent a great deal of her time trying to track down enough Heparin to keep a patient alive this week. This is […]
William Pitt reminds us to keep the following in mind during this election: It has been more than ten years now since PNAC first introduced itself by way of its letter to Clinton. Over this decade, PNAC’s ideology and foreign policy mandates became the center of gravity for America’s military and diplomatic practices and priorities. […]
Twice now in this political session we have had the opportunity to move beyond the Carl Rove/Frank Luntz school and system of communication. The first was Sen. Obama’s speech on race. The second is this current statement discussed in PGL’s post. I understand the current structure of our MSM and their strategy to earning viewers […]
… President Bush reiterated yesterday that if Iran continues to help militias in Iraq, “then we’ll deal with them,” saying in an interview with ABC News that “we’re learning more about their habits and learning more about their routes” for infiltrating or sending equipment. But he also reaffirmed that he has no desire to go […]