Archive for January, 2009

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Government “Stimulus”: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

I’ve quoted Walter Williams quite a bit on this blog, and there’s a reason for it. As usual, he gets to the point: There Is No Santa: Here is what my George Mason University colleague Professor Richard Wagner wrote, which was published by Office of the House Republican Leader: “Any so-called stimulus program is a [...]

A Bit on Global Warming and Temperatures

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

One of Al Gore’s most favorite things to talk about is the hockey stick, supposedly showing global temperatures going off the scale as mankind bakes his planet. Of course, the hockey stick has been shown to be completely false. Here’s a short treatment of it: The Hockey Stick Hoax: The key evidence relied on by [...]

Warren Buffet Knows Investing, Butchers Economics, Wears His Guilt on His Sleeve

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

I’ve always believed that people should stick with doing what they know best. Doctors should stick to medicine, lawyers should stick to law, and businesspeople should stick to business. Unless they’ve taken the time to delve into a different topic, say, ethics or economics, then they shouldn’t allow their fame or professional reputation to give [...]

Comparing Obama to Lincoln

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

I’ve always been of the (rather uninformed, I’m ashamed to admit) opinion that Lincoln really wasn’t a great President, that he was, in essence, a tyrant. Walter Williams, as he is wont to do, provides perhaps the most cogent reasons why in: President Obama’s Inauguration: President Obama was sworn into office placing his hand on [...]

January 20, 2009: The Obama Inauguration: The Beginning of the End?

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

If you read nothing else about the Obama inauguration speech, and the meaning of his presidency, read this: An Inauguration of Tyranny: January 20th, 2009. Another “date which will live in infamy.” Watching news media coverage of Barack Obama’s journey to the White House was much like watching the broadcast propaganda of a dystopian fantasy [...]

This is Your Brain on Viruses

Friday, January 16th, 2009

When I read this headline: Study: Gore doesn’t motivate video game players: I swear I read it as Al Gore. And for a moment I was thinking, “How stupid, but predictable, that someone wanted to give Al Gore credit for this, as well.” Meh, on the story itself. Whatever, I say. My my, but this [...]

Ayn Rand Institute Offers Impact Newsletter for Free

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

The Ayn Rand Institute is now offering its Impact newsletter for free. Go here to get it.

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