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Questioning the Court’s Decisions

…31% of cases.   That’s not conservativism. It’s fealty. These aren’t judges applying doctrine in good faith. They are behaving differently from their Republican peers in a way that consistently benefits…

Why Is Brazil Ahead of the US…fuel

…natural gas, other than the odd city bus or garbage truck in random municipalities? The answer is a simple but unpleasant one. See, we in the US would label the…

Housing Update

…considered almost risk-free because if the borrowers default, Fannie or Freddie will pay off the loans (assuming Fannie and Freddie remain solvent). Non-conforming loans go into pools known as private-label