(Hat tip Andrew Sullivan.)
Economics
January 22, 2012
January 19, 2012
Vulture vs. Crony Capitalism in 2012: Right-Wing vs. Right-Wing; Right-Wing vs. Slightly-Right-of-Center
Here's Rick Perry defending his "vulture capitalism" of Romney.
Newt did the same thing and folks on the right criticized him for it too. Apparently, all business practices are beyond reproach. Here's Romney defending himself against the vulture charge. Now, here's Romney criticizing Obama for "crony capitalism."
Is Romney's charge gonna stick with people on the Right? It presumes Obama is a capitalist, and they've been calling him a socialist for what seems like forever.
November 19, 2011
A Legitimate Use of Police Power?
August 14, 2011
May 25, 2011
McHenry Calls Warren a Liar. She is Not Amused.
March 29, 2011
March 09, 2011
Wisconsin GOP Senators Pass Stand-Alone Anti-Union Bill Without Democrats Present
WASHINGTON -- In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split his controversial budget-repair bill in two on Wednesday, allowing the Senate to pass the most hotly contested provisions while their 14 Democratic colleagues remained out of state.
The parliamentary maneuver, first reported by local press, allowed the anti-collective bargaining measure to pass with just Republican support. Under Wisconsin law a 3/5s quorum is needed for a statute that is fiscal in nature. No such quorum is needed for non-fiscal matters.
I thought the Tea Part crowd was upset that parliamentary tricks were used to pass the health care reform bill, but apparently they don't have THAT big of a problem with parliamentary tricks.
March 04, 2011
The Daily Show on Wall Street vs. Teacher Contracts
Last night The Daily Show was education-centric. Here's a clip in which Stewart rips commentators a new one for defending Wall Street bonuses because they were a part of a contract while arguing that teacher contracts should not be honored.
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Doesn't that seem like class warfare?
February 12, 2011
Where Did John Galt's Ideas Get Us?
Here's the trailer for a movie based on Ayn Rand's book Atlas Shrugged.
And, here's where John Galt's ideas got us.
American Casino movie trailer from Leslie and Andrew Cockburn on Vimeo.
February 03, 2011
The Free-Market, Morality, and the Housing Crisis
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