Despite my interest in politics (or perhaps because of it?), there haven’t been many presidential candidates over the years who’ve roused much enthusiasm in me. In fact, the single exception might have been Paul Tsongas, who ran for (and lost) … Continue reading →
The article “Why Americans Hate Economics” caught my eye, for obvious reasons. Here’s a quote: Christina Romer, the University of California at Berkeley economics professor and President Obama’s first chief economist, once relayed the old joke that “there are two … Continue reading →
Or did they? One would certainly think so from these quotes from US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan: Duncan told Bloomberg Television that Texas schools have struggled under Perry, saying he feels “very badly” for children who attend them. “Far … Continue reading →
I’ve noticed a few articles and posts lately from people on the left containing the meme “we know exactly what to do to fix the economy, and the mean and destructive politicians just won’t do it.” Here’s a good example … Continue reading →
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…but the good news is: mortgage rates are mega-low! Time to buy a home! That is, if you’ve got any money left, or a job. Here are some possible reasons why the market is tanking today. And only 26% of … Continue reading →
Here’s Krauthammer on the stimulus: “[Obama] did a huge Keynesian gamble, and it failed.” But super-Keynesians such as Krugman say it failed because it wasn’t nearly super enough. It should have been bigger. And Obama says if he hadn’t done … Continue reading →
A reader alerts me to this essay about one of the early neoconservatives, Irving Kristol. I especially liked this part: For those of us who had lived through the tumults and frustrations of the seventies, a heyday of ineffective governance … Continue reading →
I was alerted to the fact that it’s the mathematician Fermat’s birthday by today’s graphic at Google: Which reminded me to recommend to you the truly marvelous documentary “Fermat’s Last Theorem.” It’s posted on YouTube in five parts. Here’s the … Continue reading →
If Darth Vader traveled by bus, this is undoubtedly the one he’d choose: But it would seem an odd choice for President Obama (I’m hardly the only one who’s used the Vader comparison). The bus has also been likened to … Continue reading →
Ed Schultz of MSNBC knows that the Big Bold Lie sometimes works, even in this day of internet checking. But sometimes, alas, it doesn’t, and then in certain high profile cases you have to issue a correction. Not an apology, … Continue reading →
Is any of this surprising? It shouldn’t be: Among the other details now surfacing about the Utoya spree was the confirmation from police that Breivik, 32, called police several times over the course of the massacre to surrender. According to … Continue reading →