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May 8, 2024
Half a century ago, dictionaries told the truthI recently discovered a relic from an ancient civilization, and in my own house! It was titled “Webster’s Third New International Dictionary”, unabridged, copyright 1976.
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October 8, 2022
Your choice: The Republican...or Chuck SchumerIn the Senate race, if you vote for the Democrat, you are voting for Chuck Schumer.
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March 11, 2021
How safe are the COVID vaccines? (updated)How do the COVID vaccines stack up against other vaccines?
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January 1, 2018
NASA's Rubber Ruler: An UpdateThe country's putative premier science organization seems to be playing fast and loose with how it calculates global temperature changes. Guess what the data tend to show.
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July 13, 2015
Illegal Aliens Murder at a <em>Much</em> Higher Rate Than US Citizens DoIt’s time to fact-check the fact-checkers.
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February 24, 2015
Is There Anything Science Reporters Don't Know?One week after the Washington Post called us nuts for believing that airborne transmission of Ebola might be possible, the Washington Post reports that airborne transmission of Ebola is “very likely.”
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July 23, 2014
Is <em>Anything</em> Obama's Fault?Obama has been President for 5½ years. He might just be responsible for something by now.
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October 26, 2013
Live Chat with an Obamacare NavigatorMy wife managed to get onto healthcare.gov and communicate with an online navigator via "Health Insurance Marketplace Live Chat."
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October 21, 2013
Blame the Tea Party? Use Your MemoryThe virus that causes people to go mad and vote Democrat has apparently spread to erstwhile conservatives.
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July 26, 2013
Murder Most SwedishHow is the US like Sweden? Its low murder rate. That is, if you include in the statistics only non-blacks in the US legally.
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May 15, 2013
All Your Wishes GrantedHow would you, as a Democrat, have felt if a genie had just granted you all your political wishes in 2007? Well, he might as well have. And look how it's turning out.
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January 14, 2013
Parsing PiersPiers Morgan is one of many people who seem to think the word "murder" must always be preceded by the word "gun," even though "gun" is not defined as an adjective in my dictionary
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December 27, 2012
Murder by NumbersToday's murder rate is essentially at a low point of the past century. The murder rate in 2011 was lower than it was in 1911.
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December 10, 2012
Millionaires, Billionaires, and TeachersIn short, a lot of retired teachers are in effect millionaires.
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November 28, 2012
Krugman's Howdy Doody TimeOf all the differences between the 1950s and now, Krugman concentrates on just two: top tax rates and unionization.
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November 26, 2012
Learning to Love Simpson-BowlesThere is no way we can get what we want. But the worst of both worlds is to get bad policy and get blamed for it.
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November 8, 2012
A Fearless Prognosticator and His Track RecordI made 16 specific predictions for 2012 in early January, and I think we have enough information right now to see how well I've done. If you're wondering what I'm predicting right now, it's rather dark.
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October 30, 2012
Why Doesn't the World Imitate the U.S.?Once the U.S. completes its transition to becoming just another European country, who will be the new U.S. off whom we all get to freeload?
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October 25, 2012
Obama's Fog of WarPresident Obama's worldview is collapsing in the face of reality, and even he can't prevaricate enough to sustain that view in the public's mind.
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October 19, 2012
I Dream of GINIWhy so many people vote Democrat. Half of us are below average. OK, maybe only 47% of us.
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October 15, 2012
Troubling Auto-Rescue Plunder (TARP)We gave money to car companies, and they went bankrupt anyway. We gave money to homeowners in default, and they defaulted anyway. TARP was simply Obamanomics in microcosm.
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October 12, 2012
September's Unemployment Number Still SuspiciousWhen something happens that has never happened before, I think suspicion is called for. Statistics 101 backed me up.
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October 9, 2012
Why September's Unemployment Number is SuspiciousIt's possible that an event that is expected to occur only once about every 700 years happened to occur for the first time in 65 years just one month before a presidential election.
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October 1, 2012
The Swedish Model: Government AusterityThe real story of Sweden is the exact opposite of a "socialist success story."
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September 27, 2012
NASA's Rubber Ruler ScandalIt is one of only two or three such records of global temperatures going back more than a century. It is what all claims of global warming are based on. And about one third of that data changes every month!
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September 25, 2012
NASA's Rubber RulerNASA fudging temperature data to make it seem hotter than it really was.
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September 13, 2012
What's Strangling Job-CreationRecessions were never fun, but we used to bounce back from them fairly quickly. The phrase "bounce back" actually applied. Not anymore.
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September 10, 2012
Un-Spinning Jobs NumbersI detect some confusion in the electorate regarding jobs numbers, and fact-checkers aren't helping. So let's try to sort this out.
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September 6, 2012
An Iraq War Every YearEach and every year, President Obama spends more than President Bush did, by the equivalent cost of the entire Iraq War.
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September 3, 2012
Money In PoliticsThe short story: money is still in politics, most of it is from big-dollar donors, and Democrats get most of it.
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August 16, 2012
What Would Jesus Tax?Time Magazine recently ran an article titled "Is Paul Ryan's Budget 'Un-Christian'?" The article's author had it revealed to her that "Jesus believed in a tax rate of at least 50 percent."
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August 2, 2012
What al Qaeda decline?Hillary Clinton's State Department wrote a purely political, election year, report to spin the war on terrorism beyond recognition, and Reuters eagerly spread the meme.
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July 28, 2012
Slowest Post-War RecoveryThis recovery is the slowest in post-war US history. Even worse than Carter's
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July 10, 2012
The Norwegian 'Miracle'I think of Norway as the Bono of countries. It likes to preach to the rest of us how to be good citizens of the world. In the meantime, it makes money hand-over-fist.
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July 10, 2012
Hottest Ever?Every single month of 1998 was warmer than that same month in 2012 so far.
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July 6, 2012
The Vast Left-Wing Wonk MachineFact-checkers are at it again. They are calling it a myth that ObamaCare is the biggest tax increase in history. But let's see how these great fact-checkers work.
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June 7, 2012
A Balanced Approach: Tax like Bush, Spend like ClintonThe Keynesians who advise Obama are like people who heard that long-distance runners load up on carbohydrates by having a big pasta dinner the night before a marathon. But instead of ever actually running to get in shape, they simply keep eating pasta.
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May 24, 2012
Fun & Games with Mainstream Media NumbersLeave it our friends in the Mainstream Media to find ways of publishing accurate numbers to create fake stories.
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May 11, 2012
In Search of the Dreaded AusterityTo paraphrase Inigo Montoya of Princess Bride: You keep using that word, "austerity." I do not think it means what you think it means.
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May 5, 2012
Graph for the Day for May 5, 2012The stunning chart the Romney campaign needs to start using right now.
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May 3, 2012
Global Warming Melts AwayWondering where things stand on global warming? Let's go to the science of it.
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March 30, 2012
The Obama ShiftBelieve it or not, the federal budget used to have a "normal." It was not spiraling out of control. It was not very turbulent. Life was good...it really was. Until 2008.
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March 8, 2012
Big Oil and Tax BreaksTo hear the president and Democrats talk, you'd think that Big Oil was sucking the Treasury dry with huge subsidies.
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January 31, 2012
Graph for the Day for January 31, 2012"The truth is federal workers earn 22 percent less than their counterparts in the private sector," says the Center for American Progress
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January 19, 2012
Predictions for 2012I'm a little late, but it is still January. So here are my predictions for 2012. You can score me next January.
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December 6, 2011
Debt and Taxes: Settled ScienceWhen a Democrat says he is serious about our debt problem, what he means is that he's pleased as punch to have another way to sell you on a tax increase.
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December 1, 2011
Dreams From My PresidentOne of the best summaries of Obama's philosophy ever caught on tape, uttered by the man himself, and without a teleprompter, shows that he wants to crush our dreams and replace them with his.
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November 25, 2011
Spending WarsThe ideas that federal spending exploded under George W. Bush, that "Bush's wars" account for our spending explosion, that Reaganism died with Reagan, and that we are on a spending binge that started decades ago are all nonsense.
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November 8, 2011
Graph for the Day for November 8, 2011The wealthiest few have become even wealthier.
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October 21, 2011
Back to 1969?Over one third of today's federal budget is consumed by departments that did not even exist on the day John Kennedy was assassinated.
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October 18, 2011
Obama: 1, Informed Public: 0I've been worried about this for some time: the government would start either manipulating the data or hiding it altogether. Now it is happening.
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October 11, 2011
Graph for the Day for October 11, 2011"And so folks have been struggling not just for the last three years; they've been struggling for over a decade now."
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October 7, 2011
The Bush Tax Cuts: Threat or Menace?In what year did the federal government of the United States collect the most tax revenue in its history?
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September 26, 2011
Tax Demagogues Are Lying Liars, in One GraphThe rich pay lower tax rates than we do. Bush's tax cuts were only for the rich. You hear these lies and others like them every day.
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September 22, 2011
Science for Stupid IdiotsYou might be a stupid idiot, like me. At least I must be a stupid idiot, since I'm called that quite often. You see, I have doubts about some things. Things like catastrophic, man-caused global warming.
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September 21, 2011
Eight Problems with a 'Balanced' (Tax-Raising) ApproachThere's nothing balanced about the Simpson-Bowles plan. It is a high-taxing, high-spending plan. It simply "balances" revenue and spending at unprecedentedly high levels. (At least unprecedented prior to Obama.)
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September 20, 2011
Hey Professors, Pay UpTwo bioethics professors have offered to pay more than $10,000 for medical records that prove that the anecdote Bachmann told after Monday night's Republican presidential debate is true.
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September 19, 2011
Graph for the Day for September 19, 2011"We focus first on academic excellence."
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August 27, 2011
What the National Academy of Sciences said about vaccinesDoubletalk shoud not comfort Americans on vaccine safety.
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August 25, 2011
Graph for the Day for August 25, 2011"Democrats argued the tax increase was needed to rehabilitate the state's deadbeat image."
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August 9, 2011
'Balanced Compromises' Are NeitherThe hidden trick in all liberal analyses of the budget is to assume that a stimulus-level of spending is required from here out.
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August 7, 2011
Graph for the Day for August 7, 2011"we have entrusted our economy to a group of people who would not know how to operate a child's lemonade stand."
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August 6, 2011
Graph for the Day for August 6, 2011"We now have to pivot and focus on jobs and growth."
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August 6, 2011
Tea Party terror threat is globalThe Tea Party terrorists in charge of both France and Italy are pushing Balanced Budget Amendments there.
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August 5, 2011
Congratulations, Class WarriorsClass warriors got what they wished for in the first year of the Obama presidency. Now the 2009 tax return numbers are out, and the proof is in hand.
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August 2, 2011
Where to Find $25B in 2012?The debt deal is done. The Congressional Budget Office says that means $25 billion must be "cut" from the baseline FY 2012 budget.
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August 1, 2011
Hostage-taking, Butchering, LunacyBy "cutting" $917 B from the CBO's baseline 10-year budget, spending will go up 4.4% per year on average instead of 4.6% per year,
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July 25, 2011
The Tea Party, Right About EverythingThe false narrative is that the Tea Party is a bunch of stubborn nuts, if not outright racists. In truth, the Tea Party has been right about everything
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July 25, 2011
Easy way or hard way?There is a simple way to look at the debt ceiling negotiations: we can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.
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July 21, 2011
Graph for the Day for July 21, 2011In its life it will create four million jobs - 400,000 almost immediately."
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July 19, 2011
Spend It Like BushWhat if, over the next decade, the federal government spends as irresponsibly as President George W. Bush did?
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July 14, 2011
The Speech Boehner Should GiveWhen you need your horse to pull your wagon out of the ditch, at some point you should stop whipping the horse and start unloading the wagon.
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July 12, 2011
Debt Ceiling: Worst-Case ScenarioLet's see how bad it would be to live within the current debt ceiling.
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June 25, 2011
With libertarians like this, who needs statistsLibertarian advocating worldwide taxes?
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June 13, 2011
Graph for the Day for June 13, 2011"I wish I could tell you there was a quick fix to our economic problems."
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June 12, 2011
Graph for the Day for June 12, 2011"...General Electric, Chevron and Lehman Brothers are backing Mr Gore's push for global limits on climate-changing carbon emissions"
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June 6, 2011
Graph for the Day for June 6, 2011No political act of the last century has so changed America
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May 19, 2011
From the 'Global War on Terror' to 'Let's Make a Deal'I think something serious changed in the last two years regarding our defense policy, especially regarding the Global War On Terror.
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May 18, 2011
Graph for the Day for May 18, 2011"Income mobility muddies the picture of income inequality."
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May 16, 2011
The Article Liberals Are Too Stupid to Write (and Republicans too reluctant to read)Why, after all this, does President Obama enjoy an approval rating near 50%? Well wonder no more.
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May 2, 2011
About Those Oil SubsidiesIt turns out that they are all tax "breaks." I even hesitate to call them "breaks" because some of them amount to little more than Congress defining accounting terms.
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May 2, 2011
Obama gets OsamaOddly, the US already had the guy who actually planned the 911 attacks: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. But the FBI did not have enough evidence on Osama bin Laden to pin the 911 attacks on him.
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April 30, 2011
Graph for the Day for April 30, 2011"Deficits and debt are serious, and we've got to do something about it."
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April 29, 2011
Graph for the Day for April 29, 2011"The President reiterated his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform."
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April 28, 2011
Graph for the Day for April 28, 2011"Stuck in the same old pattern of heated political rhetoric."
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April 25, 2011
Graph for the Day for April 25, 2011"You go ahead and just relax, count your money."
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April 4, 2011
I Can't Get No...Did you realize that what really matters is whether President Obama is satisfied? At least that can be inferred from his speeches and remarks.
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March 1, 2011
Preparing for War in Australia?Am I the only person with a major Win-The-Future reaction to something Robert Gates said on Friday, speaking to West Point cadets?
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February 5, 2011
Graph for the Day for February 5, 2011"The actions taken by the administration have helped drive this recovery."
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January 29, 2011
Graph for the Day for January 29, 2011"We measure progress by the success of our people."
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January 19, 2011
NASA's Muzzle HustleThe NASA web page from a month ago that predicted global cooling, has been removed. Surprise. Not
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January 16, 2011
A Priest and an Altar Boy, Hah, Ha, HaThe issue of sexual abuse by Catholic priests is so commonplace that it is the subject of late-night "humor."
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January 16, 2011
Graph for the Day for January 16, 2011"The time for promises and assurances, for waiting and for patience, is over."
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December 30, 2010
Graph for the Day for December 30, 2010"I am used to having my views severely distorted."
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December 30, 2010
Swedish Health Care: A Hard CaseMaybe this story will bring the health care debate close to home for some readers.
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December 14, 2010
Tax Cuts Clearly ExplainedIf you go to the White House website, right at the top is a bar you can click on to see "Tax Cuts Clearly Explained."
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December 14, 2010
Climate Change: It's the Sun, StupidGuess which scientific body has raised the white flag on man made global warming?
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December 13, 2010
Merry Stimulus, From RandyFor Christmas this year I decided to give you all a $4 trillion stimulus.
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December 9, 2010
Class Warriors Got What They Wished ForA funny thing happened on the way to spreading the wealth: wealth dried up.
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December 6, 2010
Let's Compromise on TaxesI say we compromise: let the rates go back up for everyone who makes less than, say, $200,000 per year.
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December 4, 2010
Graph for the Day for December 4, 2010"Jobs... good jobs... high-wage, high-tech jobs... five million new jobs."
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November 19, 2010
Colin Powell's Algebra LessonWith all due respect to the general, he doesn't know what he's talking about.
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November 13, 2010
The myth that DADT contributes to teen suicides of LGBT youthThe statistics tell a radically different story.
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November 12, 2010
Deficit Fix: You Get a Second JobThere are jokes, bad jokes, and deficit commissions.
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November 8, 2010
Fixing Social SecurityA single experiment to test two political hypotheses and to solve the Social Security insolvency problem -- all in one fell swoop.
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November 6, 2010
Graph for the Day for November 6, 2010"Over a million jobs added to the American economy."
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November 5, 2010
Truth and Science and Facts vs. Unwashed HillbilliesWe are hearing that either President Obama is misunderstood or we are unwashed hillbillies who don't get it.
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November 5, 2010
Illinois - not as blue as you thinkGet rid of Chicago and the state looks as red as Utah.
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October 9, 2010
Graph for the Day for October 9, 2010"Nine straight months of private sector job growth."
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October 7, 2010
Under the TARPRemember the trillion-dollar bank bailout initiated by President Bush? It's going to end up costing only about $50 billion, which didn't go to banks. And it might not have bailed anything out.
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October 5, 2010
Graph for the Day for October 5, 2010"We're going to have to get serious about the deficit."
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September 27, 2010
The Government TapewormA successful parasite must keep its host alive, finding the point where it can maximize its intake without killing off source of sustenance. So, too, with governments taxing their citizenry.
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September 21, 2010
Graph for the Day for September 21, 2010The end of the recession that began in December 2007
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September 20, 2010
The Curious Logic of Our Governing ElitesAs George Orwell said, "There are some ideas so wrong that only a very intelligent person could believe in them."
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September 19, 2010
Pyrrhic Victory? Right Diagnosis, Wrong PatientWas Christine O'Donnell's primary victory Pyrrhic? Compared to what?
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September 16, 2010
Keen Graphs of the ObviousToday, we have had 365 consecutive Graphs of the Day published in American Thinker. Here is what we have learned.
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September 13, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 13, 2010The hunger, er, obesity problem in America
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September 12, 2010
The Flight to SerfdomFlight USA is on its way to the Land of the Lost. Lost decades. Lost growth. Lost freedom. Why? Because we already lost our minds.
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September 11, 2010
Two Years That Changed the WorldThe fiscal years 2007 and 2009 reveal how federal finances have changed.
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September 9, 2010
The Good Old DaysThe good old days were those when fiscal year budgets were written and passed by a majority-Republican House and Senate and signed by Republican President George W. Bush.
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September 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 9, 2010"The AFL-CIO is providing clarity and maintaining unity."
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September 8, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 8, 2010"The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label."
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September 5, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 5, 2010"Positive news, and it reflects the steps we've already taken."
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September 3, 2010
Graph of the Day for September 3, 2010"We know big government does not have all the answers."
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August 29, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 29, 2010"That sense of dynamism and entrepreneurship that had been missing."
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August 26, 2010
Dear JohnOur relationship has certainly had its ups and downs, but if you are willing to give it one more try, I guess I am, too.
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August 26, 2010
Does 'Barely True' Mean True?I've been truth-checked. The St. Petersburg Times fact-checked my piece on the cost of the Iraq War.
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August 22, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 22, 2010"An unnecessary and endless $3,000B war in Iraq."
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August 19, 2010
The GOP's Lost BrandThis is not your father's America, nor is it your father's Republican Party.
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August 18, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 18, 2010"We're headed in the right direction... can't turn back... forward... forward."
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August 17, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 17, 2010"The challenges cannot simply be shifted from one level of government to another."
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August 12, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 12, 2010"We can't stand by and do nothing... that doesn't make sense"
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August 11, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 11, 2010"Reducing taxes is the best way open to us to increase revenues."
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August 10, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 10, 2010"This makes his coalition the most one-sided of any."
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August 7, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 7, 2010"tax increase of one percent of GDP lowers real GDP by almost three percent."
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August 5, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 5, 2010"A monstrosity of new bureaucracies, mandates, taxes and rationing ."
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August 5, 2010
Same sex. Different daySure states can define marriage - as long as the definition includes gay marriage.
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August 4, 2010
Graph of the Day for August 4, 2010"Conservatives outnumber liberals by about 20 percentage points."
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July 28, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 28, 2010"the bank... huge obligations... negotiated by local school systems...."
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July 28, 2010
The Enemy of Manhattan is My Friend?As you may know, we have a new head of US Central Command
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July 26, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 26, 2010"Put simply, our health care problem is our deficit problem."
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July 22, 2010
Pity the Plight of the Poor Patagonian PenguinsMaybe we can still blame Bush/Cheney/Halliburton somehow
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July 19, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 19, 2010"Likely to warp our politics, our culture, and the character of our society."
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July 18, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 18, 2010"If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can... it will bankrupt them."
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July 17, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 17, 2010"The collapse of civilization, within 15 to 20 years."
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July 12, 2010
You Darn Disruptive Voters, YouOld senators never die, they just keep getting appointed to expert commissions.
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July 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 9, 2010"President Obama signed legislation to jumpstart our economy."
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July 6, 2010
Graph of the Day for July 6, 2010"The richest 1 per cent of Swedes are proportionately twice as well off as their American peers."
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June 28, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 28, 2010"There is no option to the left of President Obama."
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June 25, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 25, 2010"The Administration's economic policies began to take effect."
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June 24, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 24, 2010"The long night of rule by the most reactionary groups on the political spectrum."
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June 23, 2010
Commie Watch, UpdatedA few words from comrade Sam Webb, Chair of the Communist Party USA, as spoken at the CPUSA's 29th National Convention June 3, 2010.
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June 18, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 18, 2010"After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home."
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June 15, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 15, 2010"My own experiences and the experiences of our country over the last two centuries."
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June 15, 2010
Libs claim Haliburton at fault for BP explosionExcept the company recommended a more redundant safety procedure for cementing the well.
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June 12, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 12, 2010"Unfettered Wild West laissez-faire jungle capitalism."
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June 11, 2010
Graph of the Day for June 11, 2010"Significant restraints on the pace of the recovery remain."
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June 11, 2010
It's ComplicatedJon Stewart pointed out something interesting: how often President Obama or his underlings tell us how complicated or complex the job is. So I did some searching
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June 7, 2010
The Commission to Study Deficits is BrokePresident Obama's commission to study the problem of what to do about the government running short of money is running short of money
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May 30, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 30, 2010Why are we drilling in 5,000 feet of water in the first place?"
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May 28, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 28, 2010Key phrases: downside risks, fiscal fragilities, sovereign risks, crisis, public debt.
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May 27, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 27, 2010Complying with the new regulations and reporting requirements
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May 25, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 25, 2010"Significant action to jumpstart economic growth and job creation."
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May 21, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 21, 2010"Completely eliminating the internal combustion engine."
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May 16, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 16, 2010"I'm not interested... I care... I want... I'm hopeful."
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May 11, 2010
The Failure of the Unfree MarketIf you had believed in the 72-Year Rule, you would have seen this coming.
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May 9, 2010
Welcome to the Long RunOur national debt problem has become so obvious that even liberals are noticing it.
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May 8, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 8, 2010It's an arms race over who's going to build solar panels."
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May 7, 2010
Graph of the Day for May 7, 2010["Clunkers] caused a distinct upward movement in GDP and created or saved tens of thousands of jobs."
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May 5, 2010
The Intellectual HegemonYou can say anything, including complete nonsense, and "intellectuals" will accept it, embrace it, and praise it, as long as it flatters their preconceived ideology.
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April 29, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 29, 2010"The lack of probing issues coverage and... a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama."
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April 26, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 26, 2010"A lot of talk around town lately about the value-added tax."
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April 25, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 25, 2010"... unsustainable in the long run and posing growing risks even during the next several years"
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April 21, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 21, 2010"The number of American military deaths... reached 1,000."
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April 16, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 16, 2010"It's the Post Office that's always having problems."
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April 15, 2010
Fixing the Financial Crisis: Fire, Aim, ReadyNo one wants to go through another financial crisis like we had in 2008, so our government is busy writing new regulations to fix things.
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April 10, 2010
CorrectionUpon further review, all assumptions and adjustments made by NSIDC or NOAA appear justified on scientific grounds.
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April 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 9, 2010"Minority communities... [should] have access to fruits and vegetables and not just Popeye's"
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April 8, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 8, 2010"When Democrats bring their Blame-Bush knives, bring your Blame-the-Democrat-Congress guns."
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April 7, 2010
Graph of the Day for April 7, 2010" a bunch of teabagging rednecks... racism straight up"
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April 7, 2010
Laff It Up, Tax-LoversThe national debt problem has become so apparent that it is recognized even in San Francisco now. Would raising taxes help?
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April 6, 2010
Was the Arctic Ice Cap 'Adjusted'?When presenting data, the "scientists" include an unexplained adjustment to the measured data. In this case, the adjustments explain the entire evidence for Arctic ice cap shrinkage in winter months.
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April 5, 2010
Spoiling the SpoilsportI'm afraid we are now in an economic recovery. What's worse, it will become apparent to the general public as we approach the 2010 elections.
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April 2, 2010
Economics in 1.5 DaysIf monetary policy is largely powerless, and fiscal policy is powerless, then what should a government do to "run the economy"?
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March 31, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 31, 2010Concealed Carry up 400%. Firearm homicides down 28%.
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March 31, 2010
Certified by the EPA and DOEYou can rest assured that your government subjects products submitted by manufacturers to receive the Energy Star to rigorous examination. Or maybe not.
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March 30, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 30, 2010"The Bush administration fiddles with the funding as the world burns."
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March 29, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 29, 2010"When I walked into the door of the White House..."
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March 28, 2010
Hope and Change, as PredictedIn January 2009, I made ten fairly specific predictions about Obama. How did they turn out?
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March 26, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 26, 2010"Learn about why national [health care] reform is goof for Massachusetts"
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March 24, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 24, 2010"It's the Post Office that's always havin' problems."
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March 21, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 21, 2010Good news: the Communist Party has jobs on its agenda.
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March 15, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 15, 2010Major conclusion' for Joe: 'planning and saving are critical.
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March 13, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 13, 2010"Any sensible directions would call for a sharp left turn."
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March 11, 2010
KC Schools, A Case Study in Liberal StupidityHow to squander $2 billion and wreck a school system.
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March 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 9, 2010Unsustainable: not possible to simulate after 2058.
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March 6, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 6, 2010Krugman seems to say: high debt, slow growth is way to go
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March 5, 2010
Poor ObamaEven knowing how terrible this inherited situation would be, Barack Obama bravely announced his candidacy for the presidency almost twenty-one months before the election.
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March 4, 2010
Moderate, or Blind Monkey?"Moderate Republican" senators and the science of probability.
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March 2, 2010
Graph of the Day for March 2, 2010Exploding costs, record profits and health insurance
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February 28, 2010
To Be or Not to Be ConservativeShould conservatives support moderate Republicans? I provide here pragmatic arguments for supporting more conservative Republicans right now.
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February 23, 2010
Cargo Cult President (updated)If not already painfully obvious to anyone paying attention, all the Obama administration can do is campaign.
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February 22, 2010
Teaming Up with the Democrats?Leave it to third-string, has-been quarterbacks of the Republican Party to throw an interception at the precise moment conservatives are about to turn the game around.
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February 20, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 20, 2010"...a model for what he would do as president"
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February 19, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 19, 2010"Do I believe my law will be effective? No. So what?"
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February 17, 2010
Reasonably Sane SustainabilityOur federal budget is on an unsustainable path. Therefore, it will not be sustained. Our only choice is the manner in which it will not be sustained.
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February 17, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 17, 2010"It is indeed the 'Great Recession,' and it is far from over."
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February 16, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 16, 2010"traditional definitions of what success should look like"
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February 16, 2010
McCain and Hayworth: Tale of the TapeWho is more conservative -- John McCain, or his primary rival, J.D. Hayworth?
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February 16, 2010
McCain's KFYI InterviewJohn McCain was interviewed on KFYI radio in Phoenix today, and today's AT article on him came up.
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February 15, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 15, 2010"It's not surprising then they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion"
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February 14, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 14, 2010"People will approach me and say something to the effect of, you know, I think the world of you, Barack, but your wife, wow!"
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February 12, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 12, 2010We're not any different than the dictator we had the previous eight years
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February 12, 2010
Obama was for the filibuster in 2005The author's email response from then Senator Obama who praised the filibuster.
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February 11, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 11, 2010"We also inherited the worst recession since the Great Depression"
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February 9, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 9, 2010"Entirely consistent with free-market principles"
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February 4, 2010
How to Blame Bush: LieHas this happened to you? You start reading an article written by a Democrat, wondering if it is just possible that he has a legitimate point.
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February 4, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 4, 2010"Bush's assault on workers and workplace safety."
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February 3, 2010
Graph of the Day for February 3, 2010"Storms receding, skies brightening, horizon beckoning"
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February 2, 2010
The Lost DecadePresident Obama called the "oughts" (2000-2009) the "lost decade." That was his way, yet again, of blaming Bush. More precisely, it was Obama heeding the advice of Homer Simpson.
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January 29, 2010
Graph of the Day for January 29, 2010"The recession has been a worldwide phenomenon."
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January 27, 2010
Graph of the Day for January 27, 2010"Potential driver that pervades all aspects of our economy."
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January 27, 2010
What the meaning of freeze isPresident Obama is freezing the salaries of his staff, just like he did last year. Whatever that means.
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January 25, 2010
Five Easy Questions for ObamaThere are just a few things I'm still fuzzy on, and no one else seems to be asking him about them.
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January 24, 2010
Graph of the Day for January 24, 2010"The beginnings of a Bush-like movement in Canada."
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January 22, 2010
The Real State of the Union, 2010The state of our union is, to use the word of the day, "unsustainable."
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January 21, 2010
Sorry, this is not a free countryAn objective assessment based on an analysis of 10 economic factors in 183 countries.
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January 15, 2010
Voting Democrat Causes CancerVoting Democrat is associated with over 150,000 cancer deaths every year, according to the Hoven Institute for Studies Just as Valid as Studies Cited by Democrats.
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January 14, 2010
Scott Ritter, Tough GuyScott Ritter criticized President Clinton for not being tough enough toward Saddam Hussein. Later in his career he opposed President Bush for being too tough toward Saddam Hussein. Why the change?
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January 11, 2010
Graph of the Day for January 11, 2010"... a three-letter word: jobs, J-O-B-S, jobs."
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December 31, 2009
AP ignores Arab surname of Finnish shooter while urging more gun controlMisplaced attention.
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December 28, 2009
Graph of the Day for December 28, 2009"the long-term fiscal outlook remains unsustainable"
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December 20, 2009
Merry Christmas from HarryHere's what's going to happen to us under Harry's bill, according to the CBO.
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December 18, 2009
Who Needs Data?Skeptics, your weapons are useless. The climate alarmists always have something else that trumps whatever evidence you have against climate alarmism. They don't even need evidence at all.
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December 18, 2009
All you need to know about CopenhagenA leaked official paper that has been authenticated
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December 15, 2009
Graph of the Day for December 15, 2009"A template for other large-scale employers"
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December 13, 2009
Warmest Ever, or Getting Cooler?You might hear climate change "deniers" saying recent temperatures show global cooling. But then you hear climate "scientists" say the last ten years are the warmest on record. Who's right?
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December 11, 2009
E-mails, Schme-mails -- Look at the Polar Ice CapsWarmist true believers in the media and their delusions.
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December 10, 2009
Bailout: RIPThe bailout is over: Born October 3, 2008; died December 7, 2009. The banks have been rescued. A Great Depression has been averted. Feeling better?
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December 10, 2009
Up is down, less is more, cold is hotAs Climategate crumbles, global warming "scientists" provide absurd interpretations of contrary data.
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December 9, 2009
Heaven Forfend! 'Thomas and Friends' is conservativeCan't argue with science, right? Oh, wait...
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December 3, 2009
JCS Chairman and Rumsfeld at odds over historyAdmiral Mullen needs a fact checker.
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December 2, 2009
A Disservice to the TruthResponding to President Obama's address on Afghanistan yesterday, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld issued the following statement:
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November 25, 2009
Kentucky census worker not murdered by crazy right wingersSomebody owes someone a big, sloppy apology - and we're looking at you, liberals.
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November 19, 2009
'We are all going to die!' - Well, maybe...It doesn't matter what the climate data says, we are doomed, doomed I tell you!
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November 16, 2009
He's Just Not That Into YouEurope is coming to realize that Obama does not really love her.
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November 9, 2009
The Market HighI saw that the Dow rose over 200 points today to hit a 2009 high, in fact a 13 month high.
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October 27, 2009
Graph of the Day for October 27, 2009It depends on what the meaning of "excess" is.
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October 25, 2009
All the News That's FitI'm going to play New York Times today and tell you what is newsworthy.
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October 24, 2009
Graph of the Day for October 24, 2009"... no examples of successful health care based on the principles of the free market..."?
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October 15, 2009
Terrorism and BathtubsWe have nothing to fear except maybe bathtubs, apparently. Or perhaps, those who ignore mathematics are condemned to repeat false assertions.
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October 9, 2009
The Baucus MasterpieceBarack Obama owes Max Baucus one giant kiss, or maybe some bridges to nowhere in Montana.
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October 5, 2009
Graph of the Day for October 5, 2009'I think that makes it a very different situation.'
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October 1, 2009
Nothing for EveryoneThe health care reform proposals put forth so far by Democrats, and supported by President Obama, have the unique gift of satisfying virtually no one
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September 24, 2009
The Public Option for Dummy Talk-Show HostsNow if what we want is competition, is there a better, or cheaper, way to get it?
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September 20, 2009
Graph of the Day for September 20, 2009Women "crushed, crushed by the current structure of our health care"?
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September 14, 2009
Just WordsThe most important words involving any piece of modern legislation come after that legislation has been signed into law
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September 10, 2009
Whose Mess?President Obama inherited a mess of an economy. He inherited it from his fellow Democrats in Congress.
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September 9, 2009
Obama's 'Long Form' Shows UpA purported copy of Barack Obama's original, "long form", birth certificate showed up. This one's not from Hawaii, though
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September 3, 2009
Teddy One-NoteRepublicans have been offering major health care reform for the last 40 years. Democrats have defeated such reforms every time, holding out for nothing less than a single-payer, government-run system, with Ted Kennedy in the lead.
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September 2, 2009
Media propaganda enablersMy local paper calls a vigil at a local church a "grassroots" effort. You be the judge.
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August 27, 2009
Worse and WorserEvery single proposal from this President makes the budget outlook worse. Much worse. Unprecedented in peacetime worse. Third World basket case, debtor-nation, worse.
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August 26, 2009
My Global Warming EpiphanyI stumbled onto some data that meets my "keen grasp of the obvious" threshold for understanding.
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August 25, 2009
Insulter-In-Chief"He who wishes to exert a useful influence must be careful to insult nothing." If Goethe was right, I guess we can give up on President Obama exerting a useful influence. By now he's insulted just about everything and everyone.
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August 23, 2009
Cognitive Dissonance: A Case StudyYou know you are in for a treat when you read a letter to the editor and its first sentence includes the words "when I was a student at Harvard."
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August 21, 2009
Fear No IceThe party that loves to campaign against the "politics of fear" peddles fear of everything.
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August 18, 2009
ObamaCare and Hidden AgendasPresident Obama gives us a false choice on health care: his way or the status quo. Nobody wants the status quo, and Republicans have real alternatives.
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August 12, 2009
How to Fix a RecessionWe are in a recession and our President has done something about it. We know how such "fixes" have worked in the past.
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August 3, 2009
His Name is Joe and He's a Plumber11 months after he rocketed to fame, Joe Wurzelbacher remains a media target. Pity the normal guy or gal who speaks truth to Democrat power.
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July 28, 2009
How Cops Should Do It?There is a very real case that has several similarities to the Gates-Crowley incident, but in which the police acted without prejudice.
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July 27, 2009
Hoven's Index: Obama's First Six MonthsA "Harper's Index" type of index of the progress made under President Obama so far. In some cases, data from other time periods are given to provide context.
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July 23, 2009
A Platform for ChangeGuess who proposed a platform for change that contained all the points below?
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July 22, 2009
Universal Coverage, OK - Obamacare, Not OKI am the guy who wrote A Conservative Case for Universal Health Coverage, in which I said, "I could live with universal health coverage in the US." One might think I would support Obamacare. The answer is not only "no", but "hell no".
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July 20, 2009
Obama and the CPUSAI encourage you to read the latest words from Sam Webb, National Chair of the Communist Party USA.
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July 19, 2009
For the ChildrenHey kids. I know you're not all that interested in politics, but, God bless you, you vote. Before you vote again, please consider reading this.
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July 13, 2009
The wages of guessingOne of the first things the Democrats did in 2007 when they took control of Congress was raise the minimum wage.
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June 29, 2009
To Meddle, Or Not To MeddlePresident Obama wants to make sure he is not seen as meddling in Iran. But apparently, it is quite OK to meddle in Honduras.
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June 23, 2009
Hello Europe, Good-bye EuropeThere has been much talk recently that the US is becoming more like Europe. To be more technically accurate, we should say that the US is becoming more like what Europe used to be.
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June 23, 2009
Lomborg vs. GoreBjorn Lomborg somehow finagled an audience with the Pope of Global Warming, Al Gore.
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June 20, 2009
Kyoto Schmyoto IIThe US is doing better at controlling its carbon emissions than most other countries, without Kyoto mandates.
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June 7, 2009
Too Audacious to Hope?Could it be? Does sanity still have a pulse? Suddenly, the good guys seem to be winning elections.
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June 6, 2009
The Obama Recession (updated)I think it is time to call it "The Obama Recession." Using Obama's own numbers, we are now worse off than we would have been had Obama's stimulus not gone into effect.
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June 2, 2009
Taliban on VOAIt looks like the Voice of America is putting the Taliban on the air in Pakistan.
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June 1, 2009
McGovern Promotes CPUSA's Defense PolicyUnfortunately, I'm pretty sure George McGovern isn't kidding. Although it's hard to tell any more, isn't it?
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May 31, 2009
Compelling White Guy StoriesSome stories are more compelling than others. Some Latina females have compelling stories. So do some white males.
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May 29, 2009
The Shot That Changed A RepublicA communist agent provocateur who turned a nation to the left. Sometimes communist plots work.
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May 27, 2009
Our Values and Terrorist IncentivesIt has become fashionable to condemn President Bush not only for violating "our values", but also for spawning anti-US terrorists. These thoughts only make sense if you ignore all US history through 2007.
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May 25, 2009
Donald Rumsfeld: Threat or Menace?Who is to blame for (1) our difficulties in Iraq, (2) the delayed Katrina response, (3) lousy relations between the US and Russia, and (4) Republicans losing the Senate? Donald Rumsfeld, of course. At least if you believe GQ.
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May 22, 2009
You Might Not Be A RepublicanWith all the heavy thinking and breathing going on over "what it means to be Republican," let me provide some light thinking and breathing on the subject.
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May 18, 2009
How Did Bush Do This?It turns out the numbers tell a story you won't find in the mainstream press.
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May 15, 2009
Liberal FantasylandIf you listen to liberals, they are the "reality-based" people. I offer here several pieces of evidence, large and small. You can be the judge
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May 14, 2009
Obama, Fast LearnerNo one can say President Obama is not a fast learner. With less than four months in office, he has learned that our national debt is "unsustainable."
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May 6, 2009
Global Something"Preemptive denial" of a solar minimum leading to global cooling and other contortions of the warmists.
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May 6, 2009
Subtraction By Addition, Obama StyleWith Obama's magic beans, government is about to become leaner -- by hiring 20,000 new government employees.
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May 1, 2009
Wishful ThinkingThere has been a whole lot of wishful thinking going on, from alternate energy to non-harsh interrogations.
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April 6, 2009
Here Come the Defense CutsTrillions for bailouts and stimulus, but Obama has plenty to cut out of our defense spending.
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April 5, 2009
Stop Making SenseI've been suffering under the wrong paradigm for decades. All this time I thought what mattered was "reality." How wrong I've been.
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April 4, 2009
Democrats: Good for CEOsIf you hate CEOs and corporations, especially the financial sector, why are you voting Democrat?
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March 26, 2009
The Mess He InheritedObama is blowing smoke when he blames Bush for his deficit. Here's why.
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March 12, 2009
Here's What's Happening to the EconomyI think I have it figured out, roughly. And I'm ready to assign blame.
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March 3, 2009
Bingo! Call It CommunismI once wrote that we could play "Communist Manifesto Bingo": once President Obama enacts or strengthens five planks from the Communist Manifesto, yell "bingo" and you win.
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March 1, 2009
How Did This Happen?We are in financial and economic trouble. And by "we", I mean just about everybody.
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February 27, 2009
Obama's Busted BudgetWhen do deficits go below 3% of GDP in President Obama's projections? Basically, never.
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February 26, 2009
The Obama Way: Hit the Ground PromisingPromises made, promises kept... sort of. The Obama Way in action.
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February 23, 2009
Primates Fear BacklashA 55-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted by her friend's roommate Wednesday. Doctors listed Charla Nash's condition as critical.
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February 19, 2009
Who Are the Big Spenders?How can any Republican complain of Obama's spending habits or complain about his stimulus, given the way Republicans spent "the last eight years"? Well, I'm going to tell you exactly how.
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February 18, 2009
Republicans Say, 'Imitate Sweden'Apparently, we have only two choices of what to do with bad banks: keep giving them government money forever, or let the government nationalize them.
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February 15, 2009
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February 13, 2009
Q & A With Uncle SamIf you ever try to reconstruct the sequence of recent financial events, and our government's reactions to them, you might very well find yourself suffering from Who's-On-First syndrome.
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February 12, 2009
Obama Ignores Intelligence FindingsPresident Obama has contradicted the assessment of US intelligence agencies, and the press barely notices. It wasn't so with George W. Bush under the same circumstances.
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February 10, 2009
Change: The First Three WeeksPresident Obama has had almost three weeks in office, and some patterns are beginning to emerge.
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February 9, 2009
Torture, or Tortured Language?One of President Obama's first actions in office was to issue an Executive Order "Ensuring Lawful Interrogations" of enemy combatants. That order stated that "torture" means "humiliating and degrading treatment."
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February 6, 2009
Economics, Evidence and EnlightenmentWe know what works and what doesn't in growing an economy. We just prefer to ignore the truth.
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February 4, 2009
Daschle/Geithner/Killefer Lessons LearnedWe can infer some new rules in our changed government from the Daschle/Geithner/Killefer affairs.
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February 1, 2009
Predictions of Hope and ChangeSenator, maverick and jokester John McCain is fond of saying, "It is always darkest just before it goes totally black." In that same jocular spirit, I give my predictions for the Obama Administration.
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January 31, 2009
It's a Recession, ReallyFor those of us waiting for two consecutive quarters of shrinking real GDP before we declare a "real" recession, we can stop waiting. But some perspective is in order. It's not that bad so far.
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January 29, 2009
Bailouts, Relativity and Dead ParrotsI'm still trying to grasp the concept of a trillion dollar bailout. Einstein thought about riding a beam of light. I think he had the easier time.
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January 29, 2009
AP Lies on unemployment (updated)Shocking ignorance from an alleged "news" source.
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January 29, 2009
Soros Says We Forgot OneGeorge Soros got to the bottom of the cause of our financial crisis.
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January 25, 2009
Hell Freezes: AP Cools to Carbon CreditsThe nightmare of carbon credit trading begins to unfold.
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January 21, 2009
Geithner's apology makes it worseI take him at his word. That's why he should not be confirmed as Treasury Secretary.
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December 31, 2008
Good Economic News Despite Bush Being PresidentThe latest jobs data show something good. So watch the MSM do back-flips to make sure Bush gets none of the credit and all of the blame.
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December 29, 2008
Iraq and Its Lessons, Part 2It was not our military that failed; it was our diplomacy. Not to put too fine a point on it, that means we should be blaming the State Department and Colin Powell rather than Defense and Donald Rumsfeld.
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December 28, 2008
Iraq and Its LessonsWhat went wrong in Iraq? Why? Who was to blame? Comfortably ensconced in my armchair on Monday morning, let me tell you what happened.
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December 19, 2008
Parties of Corruption III recently said that Democrats are four times more corrupt than Republicans. I must issue a correction. They are only three times more corrupt.
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December 15, 2008
Notes from the Underbelly of IllinoisIt is easier to categorize the duck-billed platypus than Illinois politics. Dostoyevsky would feel at home here. It's just so human.
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December 12, 2008
Natural Born PickleI am at peace about Barack Obama and his natural born US citizenship. Still not cheerful about being called deranged and told to shut up, but on the issue itself -- peace.
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December 11, 2008
Calling All Czars!A car czar. How bizarre. The auto bailout would make more sense if it were a Dr. Seuss book.
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December 9, 2008
Obama and the Natural Born Citizen ClauseDavid Horowitz has diagnosed those who claim Obama is not natural born as being afflicted with "Obama Derangement Syndrome." Horowitz told people to "shut up about the birth certificate."
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December 3, 2008
NBER's Anomalous Recession CallsShouldn't there be both transparency and clear objectivity in officially calling and timing recessions?
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November 28, 2008
Making the World Safe for MarxismI thought communism was defeated when the Berlin Wall came down. I'm now thinking we did not defeat communism at all
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November 28, 2008
Anchorwoman Murdered --Lefties Blame Right-Wingers?Ever-vigilant lefties see right wingers responsible for a murder in Arkansas. You can't be too vigilant, after all.
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November 26, 2008
Workers Unite! (Behind Obama)The CPUSA emphasizes unity behind Obama, warning its fellow travelers to "resist efforts by reaction and some on the left" and to "not get bogged down in disputes over Cabinet appointments."
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November 24, 2008
Communist Party Celebrates Democrat WinsThe Communist Party USA is just ecstatic about the election of Barack Obama and the strengthening of Democrat majorities in Congress.
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November 23, 2008
A Libertarian Defense of Social ConservatismSocial conserves and libertarians need not be at loggerheads as the GOP recovers from a historic defeat.
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November 22, 2008
Bold New Plan to Imitate George W. BushThe AP reports that Barack Obama's economic plan "aims for 2.5 million new jobs by 2011." In other words, he hopes to do almost as well as President George W. Bush did.
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November 19, 2008
The $700 Billion OopsieThere was one single time in the last two years when the Republicans should have listened to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
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November 19, 2008
The Unvetted Vetting the VettedBarack Obama wants to know more about Hillary and Bill Clinton. Pot, meet kettle.
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November 18, 2008
3 Scenarios for the Obama Years: The Good, The Bad and The UglyThe real Barack Obama is still unknown, supposedly. I see three possible trajectories he could take, one of which scares me more than the others.
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November 13, 2008
Time Of Death: Oct. 3, 2008The death of the Republican Party has an exact date: October 3, 2008.
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November 7, 2008
How To Get Your Hand BittenWhy do Republicans keep thinking their problem is not cooperating enough with Democrats?
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October 30, 2008
Do-It-Yourself Fact-CheckingTaxes are back in the news. Barack Obama promises to raise them, but only on people making more than $250,000, or maybe $200,000, or maybe $150,000.
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October 29, 2008
Exactly Wrong, AgainNow tell me, if George W. Bush is the problem, why has Europe's economy declined worse than the US?
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October 29, 2008
The Greatest ComplimentThere is a person very close to me who I thought would vote for Barack Obama. She votes in Missouri, a state that is important in this election.
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October 25, 2008
Fried BrainsAdd another "Republican" to the list of Obama voters. This one was Charles Fried, Reagan's Solicitor General, Harvard Law professor and supporter of John McCain until at least last January.
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October 24, 2008
GOP Drops Bachmann (important update - RNC caves)The Republican Party has decided to not help re-elect a 100% American Conservative Union Congresswoman.
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October 23, 2008
Holding NosesJohn McCain must have realized he was creeping up in the polls again, because he's quickly putting a stop to that.
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October 22, 2008
AP: Sarah's Kids Traveled With Her!Who says journalists don't investigate any more? The AP is getting to the bottom of Sarah Palin's children traveling with her on state business.
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October 21, 2008
Strange Economic NewsEvery breaking story about the economy is just chock full of bad news. Or should I say bad speculations? When it comes to real data, the bad news would rather play hide and seek.
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October 20, 2008
Judging Who is SmartApparently, the skill most highly prized in a President is articulateness in extemporaneous public speaking.
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October 19, 2008
The Last Two YearsThe Obama/Biden ticket's entire campaign theme is based on "the last eight years." Maybe we should really look at "the last two years," or the time period when both the House and the Senate were run by Democrats.
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October 18, 2008
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October 12, 2008
Shut Up And BailAs the markets take a breather this weekend, let's look at what happened over the seven business days after the Senate's bailout vote, that is, from the close of October 1 to the close of October 10.
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October 10, 2008
All That Darned ConservatismDid you realize that we conservatives got all we wanted and that's what screwed up just about everything, from hurricanes and Iraq to the global financial meltdown? That's a rapidly-developing propaganda theme being disseminated in the Big Media.
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October 6, 2008
How's the Bailout Working For Us?Thankfully, our politicians passed the bailout. They ignored the ignorant voters and those "free market" Republican ideologues in the House. Look at the results
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October 6, 2008
Democrats attack their benefactorHenry Waxman waxed righteously indignant, as the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee grilled Richard Fuld of Lehman Brothers. Kind of funny if you follow the money.
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October 1, 2008
No, It Wasn't Phil Gramm's FaultDemocrats heap blame where it doesn't belong, and Bill Clinton (!) is calling them out on it.
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September 30, 2008
Congress: Please Stay HomeI'm going to go out on a limb and make an economic prediction: if there is no bailout, the economy will keep muddling along without even entering a formal recession.
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September 28, 2008
Apparently 99% of Books Have Been 'Banned'!What is so bad about a mayor, or even a student's parent, asking a school's library to remove a book from its shelves or just not display it as prominently? When a librarian does it, it is called "selection."
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September 28, 2008
The Bailout Plan as of Sunday MorningNancy Pelosi has a draft financial rescue plan this Sunday morning. It's scarier than anything else you'll see this Halloween season.
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September 22, 2008
The Party of Wall Street and Big MouthsDemocrats get a lot of money from an industry I plan to start calling "Big Mouth": lawyers, actors, entertainers, advertisers, consultants, etc..
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September 18, 2008
Presidents and the EconomyWe are in the season of evaluating a President's impact on the economy. I crunched some numbers so you don't have to. The data lead to interesting insights.
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September 17, 2008
Beyond the Palin (updated)A group calling itself "anonymous" (sound familiar?) hacked into Sarah Palin's private Yahoo email account and posted excerpts online.
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September 15, 2008
Ten Tips for ObamaSenator Obama, the latest news is that this presidential election is close, that there is, ahem, some possibility that you might, er, lose. I offer you some tips to keep your campaign on track.
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September 15, 2008
Dumb, Dumber, Whoopi (updated)Watching The View discuss politics is like watching the Mad Hatter's tea party.
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September 13, 2008
Gibson's Version of Bush Doctrine = US ConstitutionAs it turns out, the Bush Doctrine (as enunciated by Charlie Gibson) has several aliases: the US Constitution, Public Law 107-40, and the Kerry Doctrine.
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September 10, 2008
Consensus on Global CoolingTwo authoritative sources are out with predictions of cooling.
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September 8, 2008
Another Fine MessAmong the messes President Clinton made for President Bush to clean up, we can now add Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the housing loan crisis.
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September 5, 2008
McCain Haters For McCainI think I'm fairly representative of those conservatives who just could not stand to vote for John McCain. But I now plan to vote for him this November. Let me tell you why.
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September 4, 2008
Changing the Meaning of 'Change'Do you remember when "change" meant "get out of Iraq"?
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September 2, 2008
While the media focused elsewhere...While you might have been pre-occupied with Labor Day celebrations or political conventions, there have been a few other things going on in the world. Things just seem to be going our way.
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September 1, 2008
A 2008 Voter's GuideHow do the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates compare? Here is a brief synopsis of each, in a few different categories.
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August 28, 2008
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August 27, 2008
A Brief History of Bush's TimeThe current narrative of the Bush Presidency is that it is a failure. I have another narrative.
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August 24, 2008
Who Lied About Iraq?Do not believe that post-invasion intelligence invalidates our justification for using military force against Saddam's Iraq. The truth is the exact opposite.
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August 24, 2008
Guess Who Said ItHere is a game you can play between (or during) the speeches at the conventions. Read the following quotes and guess who said them.
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August 6, 2008
Rwanda to France: This Ain't OverThe BBC reports that "Rwanda has accused France of playing an active role in the genocide of 1994, in which about 800,000 people were killed."
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August 3, 2008
Good, Evil and 22-Year-OldsNot too long ago, July 22 as a matter of fact, a 22-year-old fire-fighter was killed in the line of duty. He was not killed by fire or smoke. He was shot. His name was Ryan Hummert.
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August 2, 2008
Unemployment And The Minimum WageIf a person didn't know better, he might think raising the minimum wage increased the unemployment rate.
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July 23, 2008
The Complex Success of the SurgeThe "surge" in Iraq sure appears to have worked. But before we give all the credit to the "more boots on the ground" stompers and all the blame to Rumsfeld and the neo-cons, let's take a second look
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July 22, 2008
The McCain AdministrationWhat can John McCain do to get conservatives to vote for him, enthusiastically and in numbers, while maybe even gaining votes from independents and sane liberals? I think I have a way.
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July 22, 2008
Uday's Rolls RoycesGuess where 5 luxury cars were stashed? Isn't this a big clue about WMD?
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July 20, 2008
Save The Baby PenguinsYou might have read recently about baby penguins dying in Rio de Janeiro. Even before the facts are in, the liberal media knows what to blame.
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July 16, 2008
Global Warming: The Courage To Do Nothing (updated)Is the scientific debate over on global warming? Not according to the American Physical Society* in this year's July's issue of Physics and Society .
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July 10, 2008
Make That 104After recently adding Fox News to the Media Dishonesty Matters list, two more entries should be added.
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July 9, 2008
Make That 102Liberals can now relax. Fox News can now be added to my Media Dishonesty Matters list of 101 incidents.
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July 8, 2008
The 550 Tons of YellowcakeFor years, the media and Democrats have sold the public an understanding that Gerorge W. Bush fabricated a story that Saddam Hussein had a WMD program.
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July 6, 2008
Disconfirmations Disconfirmed: Saddam Had Nuke Program (Updated)The media have been telling us for years that Saddam had no WMD, so "Bush's War": was based on a "lie." And those who believed Saddam did have WMD or WMD programs were delusional or worse.
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June 21, 2008
No Future For ObamaBarack Obama is against lifting the ban on drilling for oil offshore because it would not reduce gas prices "this year, next year, five years from now," according to CNN .
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April 21, 2008
The Taxpayer Frog In the IRS PotYou know the story. Put a frog in hot water and he'll jump out, but put him in cooler water and slowly raise the heat and he'll stay in even as he boils to death.
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April 9, 2008
Harmonic convergenceThe following quotations reflect the thoughts and strategies of the Democratic Party. But can you guess who said them?
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April 3, 2008
Reaction to 'Typical White Fact-Based Reasoning'The web site, "Sadly, No", commented on my article "Typical White Fact-Based Reasoning" in a piece called "Fun with Figures." The comments were misguided.
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March 24, 2008
Typical White Fact-Based Reasoning (updated)Senator Barack Obama said in his memoir, The Audacity of Hope, "The arguments of liberals are more often grounded in reason and fact." Yet he also claimed that to fear a black person on the street more than a white person is a racial "stereotype", "bred" into us.
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March 17, 2008
Lawyers and the DemocratsBruce Walker's article "The Lawyer's Party" makes good points. But he neglects a crucial factor giving lawyers influence on the Democratic Party: money.
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February 7, 2008
Conservative GriefConservatives are grieving. If they had to identify what they are grieving over, many would probably say either the death of the Republican Party or the end of conservative influence. Professionals tell us there are five stages of grief
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February 6, 2008
Cuckoo's Nest Endorsement (updated with video)Randle P. McMurphy endorses Nurse Ratched. That is, the actor who played McMurphy in the movie One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Jack Nicholson, has endorsed Hillary Clinton, who often has been compared to Nurse Ratched
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January 29, 2008
McCain's ACU RatingsSenator John McCain's lifetime rating of 82.3% from the American Conservative Union is often cited as proof that he is conservative. Here is a closer look at that 82.3 rating.
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January 21, 2008
Is There Waterboarding In Hell?John McCain promised to do "whatever is necessary" to get Osama bin Laden, including following him "to the gates of hell."
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January 15, 2008
Lesson Relearned: Freedom = ProsperityThe Heritage Foundation just released its latest Index of Economic Freedom. It provides ever more evidence that economic freedom yields "greater prosperity for the larger society."
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January 12, 2008
NYT's Paul Krugman Sees Europe Through the Looking GlassStar op-ed columnist (and Princeton University professor) Paul Krugman tries to paint Europe as doing better than the U.S. economically, and he credits that to its big government ways.
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January 9, 2008
A Tale of Two POWsRemember James B. Stockdale? Maybe you remember him as Admiral Stockdale. He was Ross Perot's running mate in 1992
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January 7, 2008
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving ObamaIf Republicans, candidates and base alike, cannot pull themselves out of the funk in which they find themselves, it soon will be time to start making the best of a bad situation.
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January 7, 2008
Hey GOP: Cheer Up, Chin Up!Why are Republicans so depressed? They have nothing to fear but a discouraged Republican base.
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January 3, 2008
Top Russian scientist: global cooling comingFor the remainder of this century, it will be global cooling we'll have to worry about, according to Russian scientist, Dr. Oleg Sorokhtin.
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January 2, 2008
Go Directly To Jihad, Do Not Pass GitmoGitmo has suffered almost universal condemnation. So what are the people released from it up to?
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December 12, 2007
A Conservative Case for Universal Health CoverageI am a small-government conservative/libertarian and have hated the concept of socialized medicine almost all my life. But now, I could live with universal health coverage in the U.S.. Here's why.
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December 11, 2007
Kyoto SchmyotoOne would think that countries that sommitted to the Kyoto treaty are doing a better job of curtailing carbon emissions. One would be wrong.
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November 30, 2007
Why Ask Presidential Candidates About Gays In The Military?For some reason, the "gays in the military" issue seems to come up only in presidential elections. However, the law that keeps gays out of the military comes from Congress, not the President or the military itself
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November 20, 2007
AP Plays Loose With FBI Hate Crime StatisticsThe Associated Press misleads the public about hate crimes, creating a false impression that anti-black hate crimes have risen significantly.
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November 7, 2007
Inordinate Fear?An examination of our historical "inordinate fear" of communism might shed some light on what some consider our new inordinate fear of terrorism.
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October 8, 2007
Media Dishonesty MattersWe are being fed false and misleading information, in matters big and small. It has come from trusted sources such as established newspapers, experienced journalists, Pulitzer Prize winners and Nobel Peace Prize winners.
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August 27, 2007
The New York Times and TaxesDo the rich really escape paying their "fair share of taxes? According to a prominent New York Times writer, they do.
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August 21, 2007
New York Times spins straw from goldThe New York Times wants you to believe that Americans are getting poorer, that our average incomes are below what they were in 2000
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August 20, 2007
It's Not Just Scott Beauchamp (II)Without too much extra effort, it was fairly easy to add 21 more names to the Media Hall of Shame list, bringing the total to 83.
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August 16, 2007
It's Not Just Scott BeauchampScott Beauchamp was the last straw. I realized that I need a scorecard to keep track of all the fallen journalists, journalistic mistakes and major and minor screw-ups in the media.
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August 1, 2007
Public Policy Meets ComplexityGood intentions and the urge to get something done can lead to disastrous policy.
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February 20, 2007
The World's Champion VillainMuch of the world now believes that the United States is a force for evil.
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February 17, 2007
The Barack Obama TestSen. Obama claims, "The arguments of liberals are more often grounded in reason and fact."
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October 14, 2005
Another reason to hate France -
March 7, 2005
No WMDs? Really?