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To Nancy Pelosi: I do not think that word means…

The New Neo Posted on September 23, 2010 by neoSeptember 23, 2010

…what you think it means: Pelosi’s word, by the way, is “momentum.” I think she’s using it to mean, “nowhere to go but up.” The phrase occurs around 8:10 here:I listened to the whole thing, quite fascinated with Pelosi’s arguments … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Health care reform, Language and grammar, Movies | 29 Replies

Larry Summers says buh-bye

The New Neo Posted on September 22, 2010 by neoSeptember 22, 2010

The White House has announced that economics adviser Larry Summers is leaving. I’ve been anticipating this move for quite some time (see this), and I’m certainly not the only one (see this). The real question is: why is Summers leaving? … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Finance and economics, Obama | 24 Replies

The UK government tax collection agency says…

The New Neo Posted on September 20, 2010 by neoSeptember 20, 2010

…all your money really belongs to us anyway, so why not just skip the middleman: you! Perhaps it’s only a matter of time, although for now the proposal is still considered “radical:” The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Liberty | 32 Replies

A Day for Labor

The New Neo Posted on September 6, 2010 by neoSeptember 7, 2010

Labor Day is the bookend on the opposite end of summer from its holiday beginning, Memorial Day. July Fourth is its early peak, with the promise of many long light-filled days ahead. But Labor Day is summer’s last gasp, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics | 24 Replies

Those unemployment figures

The New Neo Posted on September 3, 2010 by neoSeptember 5, 2010

Summary of this month’s job report: the news is not good. Summary of Obama administration reaction: hey, it could be worse! Well gee, isn’t that always the case? And isn’t it largely irrelevant? Just about everybody knows the truth. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Obama | 19 Replies

Boehner calls for firing of Obama’s economic team

The New Neo Posted on August 24, 2010 by neoAugust 24, 2010

Boehner is grandstanding here, IMHO. Not gonna happen—although if they had any integrity, they would have voluntarily resigned long ago. And even if it did happen—who would replace them? I can’t imagine it would be an improvement. No, the fish … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Politics | 11 Replies

Maine and New Hampshire diverge

The New Neo Posted on August 24, 2010 by neoAugust 24, 2010

Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man—a book about the Great Depression—applies herself to the economic differences between Maine and New Hampshire today. As a New Englander, I know these two states (and Vermont and Massachusetts and Connecticut and Rhode … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, New England | 24 Replies

In Michigan: “people switch sides”

The New Neo Posted on August 21, 2010 by neoAugust 21, 2010

Part of the lively discussion recently on this thread and then this one centered on the plight of Michigan Democrats who are disillusioned with what their party’s done for them lately, and who are thinking of switching to (gasp!) the … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Political changers | 40 Replies

The Decline and Fall of California

The New Neo Posted on August 20, 2010 by neoAugust 20, 2010

Joel Kotkin details the rise, and then the perplexing decline and fall, of the great state of California. It turns out that Californians were the barbarians at their own gates; it was an act of self-destruction, fueled by the unforeseen … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Politics | 47 Replies

Poor boomers

The New Neo Posted on August 16, 2010 by neoAugust 16, 2010

Ah, have sympathy for us poor (in the literal sense of the word) boomers, even though many of you hate our aging guts: …[C]urrent and prospective retirees have been hit on many fronts at once: They have less money, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics | 32 Replies

Notes from another changer

The New Neo Posted on August 9, 2010 by neoAugust 10, 2010

Please read this cri de coeur, found on a comments page at the WaPo, written by commenter “sayoung809132001” and posted on August 7, 2010 at 1:07:14 PM,: I urge the new republicans who are now running to reach out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics, Political changers | 47 Replies

Oakland’s well-paid police

The New Neo Posted on July 21, 2010 by neoJuly 21, 2010

Why is Oakland having to cut back on its police services, to the point of not responding to forty-four categories of crime, including grand theft? As Josh Barro writes, it depends on what the meaning of “afford” is: At current … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance and economics | 11 Replies

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