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Tiny Savings in Modest but Important Budgets

…look at the document that Luskin links to and compare this savings to the baseline projection of spending, the savings is a mere 0.3%. Luskin’s oped tries to tell the…

Social Security: No Bull from the Moose

…will he please explain why piling yet more debt on their backs should make them grateful? Hat tip to Ezra Klein for “Congressional Cowardice”, which links to the Bull Moose….

Ragout on Softwood Lumber Tariffs

…of NAFTA and WTO cases, most recently last month, but continues to appeal, dragging out the issue and keeping the tariffs in place. His post links to this history of…

Frivolous Lawsuits: Spinning the Cost to Health Care

…our economy $230 billion per year and links to this, which draws from a number of sources including a statistical compilation by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to note…

Speaking of Michigan and Nader Josh Marshall links to this from ABC News: Consumer advocate Ralph Nader’s quixotic presidential campaign says it submitted about 5,400 signatures to get on the…

Bush on Irish TV This interview, taped in advance of Bush’s trip to Ireland, is definitely worth watching. Kevin notes that when Bush said that “most of Europe supported the…

…central banks have been purchasing a substantial amount of U.S. government debt. Tyler Cowen offers several explanations including good old fashion mercantilism. See his discussion, which links to several others….