Monthly Archives: October 2010

Now this is enlightened thinking

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I enjoyed this post from Russ Roberts at Cafe Hayek. In it he contrasts the visions of how the world works between tea partiers and elites. Tea partiers like freedom generally on moral grounds, principle and because it provides the … Continue reading →

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Disgraceful

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

I recently saw a Democrat political ad charging the Republican opponent of favoring the Fair tax. The ad tried to give the impression that the Republican candidate was for increasing taxes by presenting this as a new sales tax of … Continue reading →

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Why the US Economy is in a low

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

I was recently introduced to Charles Rowley’s blog, yet another George Mason University professor. Here’s a nice paragraph from a recent post: The reason why the United States economy is in such a current low growth situation is because its government and … Continue reading →

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Prediction

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

I don’t often make predictions, but here’s one. I predict that Warren Buffett is not as good at succession planning as he is at investing.

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Rand Paul on Dennis Miller Show

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Here are Rand Paul’s top five issues from the interview he did on the Dennis Miller Show last week: Deficit is a big issue.  Need a balanced budget amendment. We need term limits.  They [politicians] go and stay too long … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart on NPR

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

I happened to catch the last few minutes of an interview with Jon Stewart on NPR on last Friday’s afternoon drive home. The interviewer asked Stewart to describe a time when he felt it all came together for him on … Continue reading →

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Nice Video on Wealth Creation

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Bill Whittle asks for 10 minutes of your time in the following video to explain how conservatives view wealth and where it comes from: I like the central premise that liberals tend to view wealth as a fixed pie to … Continue reading →

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Well Said

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

In this morning’s Wall Street Journal Opinion, Emilio Karim Dabul writes about NPR’s Taxpayer-Funded Intolerance.  Dabul begins with some refreshing honesty: As an Arab-American of Muslim descent, I am not offended by this because in all honesty I have had … Continue reading →

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Sowell Agrees on Barney Frank

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

Thomas Sowell wrote two columns this week about Barney Frank, the politicians’ politician. From the first: Barney Frank is a master of rhetoric, who does not let the facts cramp his style. Barney Frank was all over the media, pointing … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on October 22, 2010 by

It strikes me as odd that people who believe government spending on infrastructure is good because it stimulates the economy (e.g. creates jobs for workers and encourages more efficient travel and shipping of goods with more road capacity) often are … Continue reading →

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