I tuned into the State of the Union address roughly around the time that Obama was talking about preschool, so I suppose I will start there. Read… Read more “SOTU Notes”
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Assorted Links
Thinks I found interesting, or just simply found! Peter Schiff Arnold Kling comments on Krugman’s recent op-ed. The next time the United States hits a debt-to-GDP ratio… Read more “Assorted Links”
Prognostications
The Senate Health Care Bill passed the House today in a 219-212 vote, with the reconciliation “sidecar”. Progressives and other leftist-liberals are obviously very excited, and billing… Read more “Prognostications”
Assorted Links
A book on the long and colorful history of antitrust in agriculture. Here is a review and summary of the book, by chapter. I don’t really agree… Read more “Assorted Links”
The Politics of Fed(merica)
Many people follow US politics, and inherently understand shifts in the electoral balance between Republicans, Democrats, liberals, conservatives, etc. The Fed is also “political”, but in a… Read more “The Politics of Fed(merica)”
Efficiency Watch
Sidenote: I was going to title this post “Why Oh Why Can’t We Focus on Efficiency?!TM“, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it. Adam Ozimek shares… Read more “Efficiency Watch”
The Just Price Fallacy
Courtesy of the New York Times, we learn that Obama is planning on using Federal contracts to engineer the “appropriate” wage levels for unskilled workers: The Obama… Read more “The Just Price Fallacy”
#hcrsummit
As you can imagine, I was less than impressed by the health care summit. However, it was the first political event that I have ever live-Twittered, and… Read more “#hcrsummit”
Dogs in Fights
Tomorrow’s health care summit should be very, very boring. Unfortunately the US government has some sort of mind toward “civility” that removes nearly all of the life… Read more “Dogs in Fights”
Assorted Links
I didn’t get much news intake done today, at least not as much as I’d like. Monetary Policy: Rules vs Discretion. I think you probably know where… Read more “Assorted Links”