POLITICS
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America's Last Chance
As expected, Republicans now have more control of the government than before. Their gains in the House of Representatives, at least, are substantial. The more important news is that some Republicans actually do appear to stand for something different from Democrats,…
Obama Too Idelological?
Some people blame Obama’s failures on being “too ideological.” This is equivalent to saying: “Obama is failing because he has ideas.” Ridiculous. Nobody in politics — or anything else — fails for having ideas. People fail for…
Ideas Have Consequences
Ron Radosh wrote in PJM an article entitled “The Disappearance of The Emerging Democratic Majority.” Having outlined a number of facts that show the falseness of the view that America now constitutes a Democratic majority and that the GOP has been…
Send Them Home
Reality: Unemployment has gone up 2 percent since Obama came to office. All of his economic proposals passed Congress. Democrats’ response: It’s all Bush’s fault. The economy is so bad that even Obama cannot save it. Bush destroyed everything. Still,…
Vote Republican Rather than Tea Party?
At best, the Tea Party movement may be the first step in an ever-better progression.
CULTURE
1619 Project “New History” of Capitalism Collapses Under Scrutiny
Far from representing non-white scholarly voices and introducing challenges to a previously stagnant historiography of slavery, the NHC school is actually a stunning embodiment of everything it charges against its critics.
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MARKETS
Free Trade vs. The Folly of Protectionism
Protectionism fully implemented across all industries would mean a lower standard of living, because it would result in capital and labor unnecessarily being diverted into the production of goods that could more economically be produced elsewhere.
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WORLD
Airstrikes Against Iran?
Why do I assume that air strikes against Iran will be ineffective, especially given the sad shape of the Iranian economy and its weak military capability? [1] My answer: because everything Bush has done for the past seven years indicates that the strikes will be…
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LAW
The False Alternative of Religious Rights vs. Gay Rights
Neither “gays” nor “religions” have rights. Only individuals have rights. And those rights are all the same.
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SCI-TECH
The Green Business Racket
While a normal business seeks to add amenities to its offerings, a so-called Green Business seeks to subtract them, by means of pursuing a deliberate policy of corner cutting.
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