Saturday, April 5, 2014

The Supreme Court And Campaign Finance

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Ruth Marcus, writing in the Washington Post , is more concerned about the reasoning behind the majority's opinions on campaign finance l...
Friday, April 4, 2014

Texas May Be Leading America In The Direction of A Third World Society

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This article is ostensibly about the Governor of Texas and his objection to federal oversight on how Texas operates its prisons.  The Govern...

Does Government Spending on Anti-Poverty Programs Reduce Poverty?

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This graph makes several points:  Government anti-poverty programs do reduce poverty. Moreover, the US spends a much smaller percent of i...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014

How To Become A GOP Presidential Candidate

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Sheldon Adelson is one of the richest people in the world.  He made his money running gambling casinos in the US and in Asia.  He does not f...

The US Supreme Court Equates Free Speech With Money

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The Supreme Court decided that individuals can spend as much as they want to fund political campaigns.  Chief Justice Roberts defended the d...

Scot Brown Will Run For A Senate Seat In New Hampshire

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Scot Brown was trounced by Elizabeth Warren in the battle for a Senate seat in Massachusetts.  He has figured out the voters in New Hampshir...

Tom Friedman Has Found A New Way To Sell Globalization

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We do have a global economy and we will continue to have one if the sovereign states can figure out how to manage it.  Tom Friedman has been...