Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Charlie Martin, who has a real knack for simplifying fairly complex mathematical concepts, has a post today about the fact that, when it comes to Obamacare versus math, math wins every time. I’d like to add my mite to that, which is that, when you have no dog in the
Continue readingAJ Strata, who knows complex computer systems, has a few choice words about the administration’s recent statements regarding its plans to fix the exchange. Also, here’s something I’m not seeing discussed anywhere: As you’ll recall, the anti-corporate Left concluded that GM was too big to fail and that banks are
Continue readingI understand that the Dow Jones average consists of a very cherried-up bunch of stocks. Nevertheless, it usually is at least somewhat tied to what’s going on in the real world. That doesn’t seem to be true lately. In the face of Middle Eastern instability; Iran being months away from
Continue readingIt looks as if someone at Mayor Michael “the friendly fascist” Bloomberg’s eponymous report needs some education in basic economic principles. Bloomberg Views’ Matthew Klein took it upon himself to comment upon a New York Post story about several burglaries in a high-end New York building. Klein suggests that there’s
Continue readingWe have Sirius satellite radio in our cars. I often have mine tuned to current hits channels, both because I ferry kids and because I too like a lot of the music. This morning, my daughter was running late, so I gave her a quick ride to the bus stop,
Continue readingDad works hard at a job that pays reasonably well and Mom runs the house. She’s an okay manager, but somewhat careless. On Dad’s salary, which includes a 4% raise every year, she provides all the basics, such as feeding, clothing, and educating their two children. Every year, without fail,
Continue readingCaped Crusader sent me a wonderful squiblet that puts the sequester in perspective: If the Federal budget weighed 200 pounds and went to see Dr. Michelle Obama (world renown weight expert and fat butt reduction subspecialist) would she say losing 3 pounds is so severe it would cause death or
Continue readingHow to deal with jerks: Give ’em the silent treatment. Boehner Halts Talks on Cuts, and House G.O.P. Cheers
Continue readingObama is demagoguing the sequester like mad. David Angelo provides a pleasant breath of common sense: Incidentally, to the extent Obama says that the sequester will result in federal prosecutors having to abandon cases, that may be a very good thing. The news lately has too many stories about federal
Continue readingIt’s so simple, so very simple, that even a child should get it: (From Capitalism, Facebook home of many clever internet posters.)
Continue readingA couple of weeks ago, I asked you all to explain to me why the stock market is so excited, even as the dollar is weak, unemployment is high, and national debt soars. Naturally, I got many interesting answers back, with inflation being cited as the chief culprit. Robert Arvanitis,
Continue readingIn an earlier post, I asked several questions about economic issues that confuse me. Robert Arvanitis wrote a comprehensive reply, but then couldn’t get the Word Press comment system to accept it. Because it is so comprehensive and informative, I’m putting it up here as an independent post. All that
Continue readingI have a few questions to ask, all of which involve economic trends. Why, if the economy is contracting and the labor market is flat-lined, has the stock market gone up? Will the stock market stay up (long-term and short-term predictions, please)? The IRS says that families will be paying
Continue readingI wrote last week about the fact that the lapdog media is finally catching up with Obama’s claim that the problem with America’s economy is that ATMs are job destroyers, and that’s why our economy is a mess. Many of you commented that, in your own industries, you’ve seen automation
Continue readingThe newest Ivy Tower Leftist explanation for the economy’s disastrous jobless recovery riffs off of Obama’s remark a couple of years ago about the disastrous effect of ATMs. You remember that, don’t you? President Obama explained to NBC News that the reason companies aren’t hiring is not because of his
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