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Let’s tell the management of the Washington Post that the only thing worse than printing George Will’s lies is vouching for them afterwards.
Archive for February, 2009
February 20th, 2009
If the Republicans insist on abusing the filibuster, it’s time to go nuclear.
February 20th, 2009
The rich choice of better titles than “czar”.
February 20th, 2009
The horrible idea of replacing the gasoline tax with a vehicle-miles-traveled tax.
February 19th, 2009
Fashion week in New York! The latest and greatest: runways! Really important now looks, garments that make irrefutable forward statements! Gossip – designers up and designers down, business bad, ars longa, deals brevis! And models! Beautiful, lithe young women, ideals for starry-eyed teens, radiating confidence, health and … wait a minute. I thought they fixed [...]
February 18th, 2009
Perhaps we can foster both consumption and investment by enacting a progressive consumption tax — to take effect in five years.
February 18th, 2009
Category: Corruption in Washington, Torture
Who ordered John Yoo to write the torture memo? And can Congress strip Jay Bybee of jurisdiction to hear any case?
February 18th, 2009
Why is Europe so wet on stimulus?
February 18th, 2009
Category: Economics
The Federal Reserve statistics on capacity utilization released today show the speed and depth of the economic decline and the sup-par performance of the Bush economy before the current recession. They also highlight the superior performance during the Clinton administration — compared to the last 40 years, not just the last eight.