Monday, February 29, 2016

European Media In Disbelief About Trump's Rise

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This article provides a sample of the media coverage in Europe about Trump's success in the GOP primaries.  Much of it is satirical and...
Friday, February 26, 2016

US Politics In The Age Of Trivia

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Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio ganged up on Donald Trump in last night's GOP "debate" which turned into a bar room brawl.  The media...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Saudi And Russia Make The Case For Efficient Markets

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Saudi and Russian oil producers agreed to freeze oil production at current levels.  That decision will make things difficult for high cost p...

Republcan Senate Refuses To Consider Any Obama Nominee For "Supreme" Court

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The president has a constitutional right to nominate a candidate for the open position due to the death of Scalia.  Ordinarily, the Senate ...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Analysis Of GOP Candidate's Tax Proposals

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The GOP candidates are in strong agreement about tax policy.  All of them have proposed plans which make the tax system less progressive.  T...
Monday, February 22, 2016

The Republican Establishment Has Selected Marco Rubio For President

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The GOP primary elections were very bad for the establishment's favorite going into the elections.  Jeb Bush finally decided to withdraw...

The Melting Away Of Social Democracy In The North Atlantic Nations

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Thomas Piketty wrote a book that sold 2.2 million copies in which he argued that the period following WW ll until around 1980 was an anomaly...