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Meds and blogs

…behavior and reporting. Great strides yes, and invaluable for many, but hardly accurate and measured as regards brain chemistry. The pushing of meds as a cure for what ails you…

Old meaning, new boost for Feb. 14

…weeks instead of one. They suspect the Viagra works through its effects on nitric oxide, which is also how the drug treats erectile dysfunction. Actually, off-label uses can be productive….

Raising Future Taxes Yet Again

…argument: specious logic; ignorant confusion of correlation with causation; deliberate simple-mindedness; or even the “Donald Duck theory of economic growth“. Whichever label you choose, it is, unfortunately, also just par…

Alienating Independents

…also implicitly applying those same labels to the one-third of Americans who have gone through the same disillusionment with Bush’s Iraq policies. Meanwhile, about 55%-60% of Americans now think that…

“Freedom to Farm”: GOP Hypocrisy – then and now

…wonders of the 1996 so-called Freedom to Farm Act (the last major previous farm legislation). Such praise vivifies how few people in Washington look beyond the deceptive label congressmen attached…

Bush Picks Up Key Endorsement

…administration’s “axis of evil” label, accusations that Iran harbors al-Qaida terrorists, and threats of sanctions for the country’s nuclear ambitions. Historically, Democrats have harmed Iran more than Republicans, said Hasan…

And Now, Random Convention Thoughts

…to “get over” Florida. Bob Graham, Bill Richardson, Ed Rendell, and Jennifer Granholm: Great content, mixed on delivery. Graham was worst (even his “Osama bin Forgotten” line fell flat), Richardson…

Another Shrill Economist Shrill is, of course, the word conservatives often use to label an economist when said economist makes a case that they cannot refute with logic or data….