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Peter Landesman
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August 19, 2013
Undercutting ObamaCareWhat if Steve Lonegan, the recently nominated Republican candidate for the Senate from New Jersey, announced that, if elected, he would refuse to accept the federal government's medical insurance premium subsidy and would challenge his opponent Cory ...
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July 7, 2013
Obama and SnowdenDo you think President Obama is sleeping well this holiday weekend after his barbeque with family and friends? Not if he or his confidants ordered the troops to stand down in Benghazi, orchestrated Fast and Furious, or directed the I.R.S. to ta...
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July 10, 2011
Sidestepping a Stock Market CrashOnly the Republican leadership can prevent President Obama from undermining the legislative process. The President has devised a strategy that has bamboozled Republicans into approving legislation they otherwise might not have. A clear un...
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June 4, 2011
Faithful Democratic Presidents Serve Just One TermSexual fidelity has had a dark side for the Democratic presidents of the last century because marital loyalty is strongly correlated with serving just one term as president. Franklin D. Roosevelt continued his affair with Lucy Mercer during hi...
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May 13, 2011
Please Pardon Lieutenant Colonel LakinWhatever surreptitious scheming lay behind President Obama's obfuscation of his birthplace, he should sympathize with those who were injured by his actions, such as Lieutenant Colonel Terry Lakin. Court-martialed and imprisoned for refusing to obey a...
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May 3, 2011
What Color is Obama?There are many misguided souls who think President Obama is a a green environmentalist because he strives to limit offshore drilling and to halt the building of coal power plants. However, Obama's recent actions have shown that his motivation i...
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February 14, 2011
The UAW and Price FxingImagine an owner of a company pressuring a competitor to raise prices. If successful, that owner could increase his profits by charging the consumer more. This would be per se illegal manipulation of the marketplace.This situation is exactly what wil...
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January 17, 2011
The choice facing Democratic senators up for re-election in 2012Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
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October 28, 2010
A Black Swan Election?For those who think the upcoming election results are predictable, an enormous surprise may be in store. Unexpected events can occur when experienced prognosticators do not fully grasp the significance of certain variables. Typically, the experts pos...
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October 25, 2010
Andrew Cuomo and CorruptionIn this campaign season of lies and distortions, Andrew Cuomo the New York State Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor last week issued one of the most preposterous statements ever:"I understand that the people of the state are ...
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September 10, 2010
When More Math Is LessI expect at least three quarters of the remedial mathematics students that I will teach this fall to flunk. This remedial class at a New York City community college exists because of the abysmal mathematics education in the United States and the libe...
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July 1, 2010
Will Obama Summon the Solicitor General?In her confirmation hearing Tuesday, Elena Kagan said words that actually mean that President Obama was incorrect when he stated during his State of the Union speech:"The Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for sp...
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March 21, 2010
Double Cross ObamaIn order to secure 2 votes for his health care bill, President Obama has directed the Department of the Interior to allow water to flow back into the San Joaquin Valley. The new announcement asserts "the Bureau of Reclamation's 2010 Centra...
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November 30, 2009
The Mathematics of Global WarmingThe forecasts of global warming are based on mathematical solutions for equations of weather models. But all of these solutions are inaccurate. Therefore, no valid scientific conclusions can be made concerning global warming. The false claim for the ...
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November 12, 2009
Wanted: Talented DoctorsIf Obama and the Democrats get their way with healthcare, the best American physicians may leave. Imagine a recruitment ad like this: "Our company is organizing an offshore medical community to take advantage of the anticipated increase in deman...