Archive for January, 2010
January 27th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Mr. President: Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
3:04 pm
7 Comments »
January 27th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
No, Barack Obama is neither Secretary Mellon nor P.T. Barnum.
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
2:00 pm
3 Comments »
January 27th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
My colleagues say not to worry about the spending freeze: it’s not horrible, just an empty gimmick! We have Republicans for that.
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
10:36 am
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January 27th, 2010
by Michael O'Hare
The whole university is dismantling itself, and parts of the machinery are not working. For example, an MPH applicant to the Public Health School received this letter (passed on by a reader): Thank you for your application to our MPH program in Public Health Nutrition. Due to budget cuts, we are not able to offer [...]
Posted: Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at
12:18 am
9 Comments »
January 26th, 2010
by Andrew Sabl
Progressives jumped the gun on the freeze proposal. It still may be lousy politics, but it’s cosmetic economics. Not only entitlements but stimulus spending, a new jobs bill, and health care are exempt.
Posted: Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at
11:49 am
16 Comments »
January 26th, 2010
by James Wimberley
A Democratic pro gives advice on the November elections: – No bed-wetting. This will be a tough election for our party and for many Republican incumbents as well. Instead of fearing what may happen, let’s prove that we have more than just the brains to govern — that we have the guts to govern. Let’s [...]
Posted: Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at
1:48 am
8 Comments »
January 25th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
An overall budget cap isn’t a “freeze.”
Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
9:18 pm
25 Comments »
January 25th, 2010
by Mark Kleiman
According to Charles Ross – a respected historian, citing contemporary English and Spanish state papers – the ambassador to England of Isabella of Castile told Richard III that Isabella had been hostile to England because Richard’s brother, Edward IV, had turned down her marriage proposal to marry Elizabeth Woodville. (The timing works; Edward married [...]
Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
9:12 pm
12 Comments »
January 25th, 2010
by Andrew Sabl
The Obama spending freeze sure looks idiotic at first glance. At second glance, let’s consider two words. (1) Baseline. (2) Logroll.
Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
8:41 pm
3 Comments »
January 25th, 2010
by Jonathan Zasloff
Posted: Monday, January 25th, 2010 at
7:44 pm
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