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The Political Season is Well Underway

The Political Season is Well Underway

Sent in by reader BG with the following note: Look at the bottom of the sign to see who paid for it. Love it!! Seen 5 miles east of Clovis, [...]

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Keynesian Economics as The Anti-Economics

Keynesian Economics as The Anti-Economics

While reading an article from Mish on housing, two of his passages struck me: You can temporarily jump-start nearly anything if you throw enough money at it, and that is exactly what Keynesian [...]

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Appraising the Budget Cuts

Appraising the Budget Cuts

The Daily Bell provides a good source of common sense by cutting through our mainstream media BS and providing more realistic interpretation of events. Their recent take on the budget [...]

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Politics as Sport

Politics as Sport

The fray of politics is covered like sport by our media. Each day represents a portion of a game. Depending upon whether the media, who serve as referees, declare your [...]

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Mauldin on Possible Economic Collapse

Mauldin on Possible Economic Collapse

Our political system is not geared to cutting spending. Politicians want to play Santa Claus and have for about 100 years. The veterans know no other game than increasing spending [...]

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Forget about Economic Recovery in 2011

Forget about Economic Recovery in 2011

The New Year unfailingly raises spirits, even for those who don’t imbibe. It represents a clean slate, a new start and a time to make resolutions to improve ourselves and [...]

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Painful Transfer of Power

Painful Transfer of Power

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The Coming Political Upheaval

The Coming Political Upheaval

Politics as Economic Violence The late Murray Rothbard, famous Austrian economist and libertarian, published a collection of essays under the title Making Economic Sense. One sub-section was entitled “Politics as [...]

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Mish on Politics and Economics

Mish on Politics and Economics

For anyone not familiar with “Mish” (Michael Shedlock at noreply@blogger.com), I encourage you to remedy this deficiency in your reading habits. His is unquestionably one of the best analytical sites on [...]

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The Depression Is Our Best Hope

The Depression Is Our Best Hope

Government has become Leviathan, and Leviathan has misbehaved and failed miserably. Not since the Civil War has the political future been so tenuous. The Constitution is routinely ignored. The Federal [...]

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Nothing Going Right

The following piece is not good news for the Administration, politicians running for re-election or Americans in general. A Panoply of Headlines Sure to Please the Administration… …as they hasten [...]

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Politics Trumps Good Economics

Politics Trumps Good Economics

Public pronouncements of economists, once they enter Washington, become virtually useless.  In order to serve, they must compromise their objectivity and support the goals and spin of the Administration. Of [...]

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