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David Brooks…
…recants from his recent piece criticizing the President’s budget as way too liberal. Now he’s back in the Obama saddle again, and all it took was a little phone call from “four senior officials” of the Obama administration. And a … Continue reading →
The perfect bubble
Iceland. It makes tulipmania look sane.
Continue reading →Marie Antoinette…
…got a bad rap, if history’s any guide.
Continue reading →Now, this guy…
…had a voice. And the rest of the story. RIP.
Continue reading →Good question
What’s your opinion?
Continue reading →Learning from history—is it possible?
It doesn’t seem to happen, except briefly. Perhaps the only way most people learn is through personal experience. Therefore the lessons of the past have to be relearned by each generation. A depressing thought, but it explains a lot.
Continue reading →Obama’s straw men
I don’t usually channel Karl Rove, but I was thinking this very thing myself.
Continue reading →Madoff and Hanssen: you can fool some of the people
Where’s the missing Madoff money? Nobody knows—except Madoff himself, and whomever his accomplices (if he had any) might be. But a couple of things are clear now: Madoff kept detailed records of the money as it came in from his … Continue reading →
Worth reading
Shrinkwrapped with a warning on the spread of ODS.
Continue reading →Reflections the day after: the market’s not buyin’ it
As I write this, the Dow is down about 176. Personally, I’m surprised it’s not down even more, even though it was near the gutter to begin with. Let’s see—Obama managed to demonize CEOs, set up all households earning above … Continue reading →
It gives new meaning to the phrase “toe cheese”
Before. After.
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