Don Boudreaux at Cafe Hayek requests readers to stay cool and think. To quote: Although I seldom agree with him (her?), I’m glad that Muirgeo has returned to commenting on posts here at the Cafe. Indeed, because I seldom agree with him I’m glad that he’s returned. I ask everyone who comments here to treat […]
Huffington Post has a post on a new proposal from Department of Health Education and Welfare apparently allowing conflation of contraception and abortion for those using federal money in their agencies. Does anyone know more?
Hat tip to CoRev Will I Live to see 80? Here’s something to think about.I recently picked a new primary care doctor. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing ‘fairly well’ for my age.A little concerned about that comment, I couldn’t resist asking him, ‘Do you think I’ll live to […]
by reader Jack Diogene’s Lantern: Can We Shed Some Light On the Issue Angry Bear has had a long series of conversations regarding the issueof Social Security and the projections concerning its long term financial viability. The many threads which focus on this issue have been initiated, for the most part, by postings by Bruce […]
These are direct quotes from comments and testimony on this post. Evening news segment: TODAY ON CAPITOL HILL [roll tape] Senator Sammmy: “Ladies and gentlemen, this op-ed in my hands says that the USGS has released a new exploratory study indicating that the Artic region may hold 90 billion barrels of crude oil. And a […]
from ataxingmatter Should Congress make the Bush Tax Cuts Permanent? Back in April, the Joint Economic Committee put out a press release and report on the Bush Tax cuts. We are now a few months closer to the election, and seeing increasing pressure from Republicans in Congress to make the Bush tax cuts permanent. It’s […]
Hat tip to reader sammy Title: Are We Really Running Out of Oil? This post might give the Peak Oilers pause. Arctic Abundance found originally at USGS. It has become something of an article of faith among those who oppose drilling in the Arctic that it’s too much trouble for too little oil. Well, how […]
Hat tip Movie Guy China reverting to form as the world’s workshopBy Peter Marsh Published: August 11 2008 03:00 Excerpts: China is set to overtake the US next year as the world’s largest producer of manufactured goods, four years earlier than expected, as a result of the rapidly weakening US economy. The great leap is […]
The Economist has a debate on whether high food prices are a good thing, started a couple weeks ago. I can think of several posts on the matter after reviewing pro and con. Worth a visit.