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Finger Pointing

Ariana Huffington deserves a lot of praise as she notes: So the White House is for time management and against “finger-pointing” — a two-talking-points-for-the-price-of-one She continues by nailing Michael Chertoff….

Able Danger: NRO Evidence from the Grave

…nothing in this story that confirms what Weldon is claiming. Michael Ledeen apparently has more definitive evidence from James Jesus Angleton – former head of CIA counterintelligence. Odd – Angleton…

Labor Compensation as a Share of National Income

I owe our Angrybear readers an answer related to this post, which in part critiqued Michael Darda. One line which puzzled our readers was: Labor compensation is growing above a…

Two Comments on the Yuan Revaluation

…apart from possible impacts on the price of that good. But again – I’m assuming a freely floating exchange rate. Alas, I had to also read Michael Darda who clearly…

Is R&D Exuberance Rational?

Do I and Mark Thoma need to purchase Rational Exuberance to understand what Michael Mandel is trying to say? Perhaps this will give us some clue. Mandel’s first post drew…

Nouriel Roubini v. the Free-Lunch Supply-Siders

…the average workweek and the employment to population ratio are still below 2000 levels. My real beef, however, is with Michael Darda: Pro-growth tax-rate reductions on labor and capital in…

Interest Rates & Fiscal Policy per the NRO

…of Bush’s Presidency. Update II: Michael Darda goes far beyond the claims of Mr. Carter arguing that the Bush tax cuts will increase long-term growth rates by 0.85%. His evidence…

Dear Angry Bear,

…I would find, and would not find, were the site working. Over to the West Coast, where the top hit is noted liberal Michael Kinsley’s 5/1/05 paean to Bush, “Bush…