…must be part of a good essay and no data are relevant. The alleged obamanation follows (In case you were wondering, Ronald Reagan wasn’t a Drawbridge because he entered office…

…Johnson and Reagan. The narrative here suggests that Johnson raided Social Security Trust Funds to fund Vietnam and that Reagan raided it again to pay for the Cold War and…

…conservative, in the sense that the federal government did not shrink during the Reagan years. However, Reagan did do something quite striking which should not be understated: he dramatically shrank…

…Slick Willie for nothing, did they? But Reagan? Reagan? Et tu? Yup. I keep forgetting that tax rates were much higher during Reagan’s time as president then they are now,…

…physicians what they already k new, Depakote was a very valuable medication for “off-label” (unapproved uses). In the irony department, prescribing and administering Depakote for off-label uses is legal, and…

Passing along a great video from INET with its interview of William Lazonick. He talks about the ideology changes through the 80’s, stock buy-backs, labor becoming a commodity and lack…

Banks are obviously different from households. But I think explaining two key differences goes far towards explaining why “endogenous money” theory — often pooh poohed as either confused or obvious…

…massive lawsuits over systemic racism, because “systemic racism” is a myth. The myth lives because it is an indispensable weapon wielded by Democrats to advance their anti-democratic agendas and quests…

One of the challenges with aging is keeping up with, and adapting to, change. Stuff you believed is true at one time can be falsified by additional experiments. That’s how…

It’s been fashionable to beat up on blue states for their high taxes. But if taxes were the only reason people and companies decided where to locate, why are Boston,…