Political Bloviation

Economist’s View: “The Odd Logic of Tort Reform”. It’s a very nice review of actual data and econ journals on the effects of tort reform. To summarize: very, very little. It appears to be a politically motivated red-herring designed to punish a left leaning constituency. Nothing more, nothing less. Texas makes a lovely example, the [...]

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Cuz I’m all about “fair and balanced”: Marginal Revolution: The Obama tax plan, or Austro-Obama business cycle theory. Companies combining deductions proposed by Obama for equipment with deductions for borrowing costs would get benefits — including refunds or credits against future taxes – – that exceed the additional income they get from new capital spending, [...]

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Economist’s View: “John Boehner’s Stale ‘Two-Step Job Creation Plan”. 1. Restore spending to 2008 levels 2. Extend Bush era tax cut forevah! As noted: So on the one hand, a measure that will make a small dent in the deficit. On the other hand, a measure that will lead to a huge increase in the [...]

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I am truly not this interesting by August J. Pollak – xoverboard.com. I like Auggie, he’s a decent cartoonist that has moments that are funny and capture the lefty zeitgeist. Another cartoonist made a lame and transparent attempt to bully him. He reacts to Mike Lester’s ham handed BS with a grace I admire.

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On Clean Energy, China Skirts Rules – NYTimes.com. Perhaps we should take a hint from our future overlords.

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It’s a sad day for the rule of law in America when courts countenance this kind of barbarity without even allowing a day in court: The lead plaintiff in the case is Binyam Mohamed, an Ethopian citizen and legal resident of the United Kingdom who was arrested in Pakistan on immigration charges. He claimed he [...]

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