Category Archives: Politics

Road to Perdition: spending cuts vs. tax increases to grow economies; Comprehensive study of many ‘advanced’ economies over 30 years

Escape From Spending Hell Most examples analyzed are combinations of cuts and taxes, but, in almost all cases, one prevails.  Our current Sequestration may be a good example of the efficacy of spending cuts.  First evidence is All-time DJA after … Continue reading

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February 1 7, 2013

POLITICS/HISTORY/PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2016: Resistance; Obama; Nanny State Resistance Is Not Futile  “In the states, Republicans are governing successfully. At the think tanks, conservatives are arguing intelligently. Around the country, activists are organizing energetically. All well and good. And important. But … Continue reading

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Fishwrapped February 15, 2013

OBAMA AND NOTHING BUT/NATIONAL DEFENSE: Hagel nomination; Susan Rice; Was Hagel nominated out of Spite?  “And if the Democrats won’t do the right thing, then Republicans have zero reason to lift the 60 vote requirement. What could possibly be the … Continue reading

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February 6-7, 2013

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Egypt; US foreign policy; Looming Tower; Islamist quicksand Will somebody please get these folks a copy of The Looming Tower?  “Looming Tower?”  Oh, you mean the GOP?  First week on duty and they’re up to their neck in … Continue reading

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Superbowl Weekend February 3, 2013

OUTRAGE DU JOUR/POLITICS: Politically correct pension/endowment divestments; Chicago; The price of moral grandstanding  Huge and unafforable by unsustainable Chicago pensions and college/university endowments, the ROIs which are already lagging soaring costs.  “Gun Control” fits the title, but the ‘cost’ is … Continue reading

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January 28, 2013

POLITICS:  Conservatives; Obama’s agenda Obama’s Contradictory Agenda Means Better Days Ahead For Conservatives  George Will, a Conservative leaner, at least, but no right winger, argues compellingly his case. “In the rhetorical cotton candy of his inaugural address — sugary, and … Continue reading

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January 27, 2013

OBAMA AND NOTHING BUT: Woes coming; Overreach Fly in the Ointment; flies on his face  “The start of Obama’s second term looks a lot more like the beginning of FDR’s second term in 1937, when he launched his Supreme Court-packing … Continue reading

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January 23, 2013

GUNS: Liberals “nestorize “solutions;” Overextension; Goebbels Liberal over-reach: if 99.99999999 percent of gun owners are law abiding and of no risk of murdering anyone, ban guns; “If you approve zero drugs, it’s 100 percent guaranteed you will approve no harmful … Continue reading

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January 21, 2013

FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Algeria The Algeria Powder Keg  Demographics: 70% under 30; Rampant unemployment; police state; Mali’s jihadist central next door; suspicion of all foreigners.  Sum is powder keg. Our Old Grand Fantasies About Radical Islam  Every word VDH writes is … Continue reading

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January 11, 2013

POLITICS: Argentina, Falklands (Malvinas,) Pres. Kirchner, Libertad Another failed socialist leader tries to make hay out of a returned ship, the Libertad, used for training sailors, thanks to a corrupt UN court, while spouting lies about Britain and creditors, which have … Continue reading

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