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The President’s Speech

…every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. In the midst of civil war, we laid railroad tracks from one coast…

Do Economists Agree about Microeconomics ?

…casually tossing around such innuendos is unprofessional to say the least). Economists disagree on whether civil rights legislation caused a reduction in the Black White earnings differential. The very eminent…

Best Stimulus Spending ?

…am accusing him of conflict of interest). The aim is to find one off spending which sure doesn’t involve hiring more civil servants which is actually useful. The proposal (not…

Freedom vs. Four Freedoms

…of religious freedom, which all would regard as “civil” or “political” rather than “economic”, were dramatized by an episode involving a group of farmers of the Amish sect. On grounds…

Obama Administration Watch

…had this meter for Bush. 499 promises…..it needs a walk through first for accuracy: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/ Financial regulation http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25regulate.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/us/politics/25regulate.html?_r=1&hp Civil Rights http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090122.wmitchell0122/BNStory/International/home Trade Policy War http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090122.wmitchell0122/BNStory/International/home Defense Tax Policies http://ataxingmatter.blogs.com/tax/2009/01/obamas-tax-policy.html…

The Smartest Morons in the Room

…That point would have given ample time to transfer some serious moolah out of the reach of the law (criminal or civil), not to mention himself and his family. He…

How is it done, siphoning money from national security?

…Mississippi, intervened when the Pentagon threatened to discipline Mr. Cantrell for lobbying, a banned activity for civil servants. “I could go over to the Hill and put pressure on people…

DOJ report on prosecutor firings

…pattern. The administration used fear about nonexistent WMDs as a means to justify the ends of invading Iraq. It outed a CIA operative to punish critics, eliminated civil rights under…