A few things to read that other people wrote: Stephen Green points out how Krugman tries to make capitalism pay for the sins of statists. How Richard Nixon forced the North Vietnamese to sign a peace, and why Bob Beckel is mad. RS McCain ponders the ineffable WTF-ness of South Carolina politics. Jeff Goldstein respectfully… Read More Rocking the Links
I think that’s at least one explanation for how Estonia bounced back from a recession worse than Greece’s on an austerity regime with almost no social unrest. These people clearly remember when times were much worse. Canadian Rattlesnake has the details. UPDATE: In related news, the President of Estonia just ripped Paul Krugman a new one on… Read More To Do Capitalism Right, You Really Need Some Experience With Communism…UPDATED WITH KRUGMAN BASHING
…writing the editorial that proggies can compose in a somnambulistic state by now (h/t: Protein Wisdom). Let’s call out the steps, shall we? Step 1: Racial Progress has been made since 1963. Step 2: Black People have stagnated since those dirty Republicans started disagreeing with us effectively. Step 3: Income Inequality! Step 4: ?????????? Step… Read More Paul Krugman Phones it In…
P.J. O’Rourke, right as usual. (h/t Instapundit) But the Occupiers are wrong about something much more important. They believe in the Zero Sum Fallacy — the idea that there is a fixed amount of the good things in life. Anything I get, I’m taking from you. If I have too many slices of pizza, you… Read More The 99% Demonstrate the Zero Sum Fallacy.
On first glance, this would seem to be the kind of column (h/t: Memeorandum) I could agree with: we are in a Depression, the unemployment problem isn’t acceptable, etc. But what Kruggo intends by this can be summed up in this clause: …ominous political trends shouldn’t be dismissed just because there’s no Hitler in sight. Why,… Read More Paul Krugman Throws Down the D-Word, Tells Fascist Ghost Stories.
Another business owner flees California. I’ve sold my house in Irvine, and am in the process of purchasing a home in the Las Vegas area. I will be in a much friendlier business environment, with a lower cost of living. The home I’m purchasing is nearly double the size of my current home and costs… Read More “I’m Not Stupid. If I lose money by hiring someone, I’m not going to do it.”
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