“Shannen Coffin alleges that while in the Clinton White House, Elena Kagan somehow got the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to change the language in its report on partial birth abortion, from a finding that it “could identify no circumstances under which this procedure . . . would be the only option to save the life or preserve […]
Archive for June, 2010
Jun28th2010
“In numerous cases of apparently ethno-nationalist conflict, the deepest hatreds are manifested between people who—to most outward appearances—exhibit very few significant distinctions. It is one of the great contradictions of civilization and one of the great sources of its discontents, and Sigmund Freud even found a term for it: “the narcissism of the small difference.” […]
Jun25th2010
“I’m going to break a longstanding practice of never writing about foreign policy, a subject on which I have no competitive advantage, because it looks to me like this one is such a complete no-brainer: As things stand, there is no possible outcome but national humiliation in Afghanistan. The counter-insurgency doctrine that Petraeus executed so […]
Jun24th2010
“Last fall, Ted Gayer estimated that some 85% of the homes purchased through the home buyer took credit would have been purchased anyway. Howard Gleckman points out that the critics have been vindicated” — Jonathan Chait
Jun23rd2010
The Context Behind The Arizona Law
Published by in Hispanics (Minority Issues), Immigration and LatinAmerica. 0 CommentsAs explained by Rodolfo de la Garza, professor of political science at Columbia University:
In recent years, Texas has been all but closed off, and so is California. It’s created a funnel, so you’ve got an increased flow of illegal immigrants into Arizona. Phoenix, and Tucson to a lesser degree, have become the unwanted recipients of […]
Jun22nd2010
He is making the news today and everybody knows him as the man in charge of Afghanistan, but I am reminded of an article I read weeks back describing just how disciplined and respected this general is:
The Special Operations forces that McChrystal led in Iraq were not so afflicted, despite a home front—especially a […]
Jun21st2010
“In testimony before Congressmen Eliot Engel and Connie Mack at the House Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Enriquez sounded the alarm. Citing the return of the old dictator’s behavior of the 1980s, Enriquez described how Ortega is manipulating the courts, the constitution, and the National Assembly to maintain his control of the country and a growing share […]
Jun17th2010
“But the era of free checking is coming to an end: In an forehead-smackingly obvious turn of events, bold action by Congress and regulators to protect the little guy from overdraft fees means many banks are gearing up to switch to charging those same little guys monthly fees instead. Of course, […]
Jun9th2010
“I believe that greater concentration of power in the hands of government experts is wrong for two reasons. First, other things equal, it diminishes the liberty and dignity of the typical individual. Second, I believe that experts systematically over-estimate the value of what they know and under-estimate the value of what they do not know.” […]
Jun8th2010
“In this article about college funding, Kevin Carey says something that I’ve long believed, which is that government-supported financial aid doesn’t quite work how you might imagine: colleges can just raise their prices along with any aid packages that come along. The price tag for college is not fixed, and so what looks like a […]
Jun7th2010
“CBO Director Dr. Douglas Elmendorf has posted the slides he used in a presentation Wednesday to the Institute of Medicine, titled “Health Costs and the Federal Budget.” The presentation obliterates the claims of the President and his allies about the effects of the new laws on federal […]
Jun4th2010
Milton Friedman On The Responsibility To The Poor
Published by in Economics, Education, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues), Minimum Wage, Myths and Poverty. 0 CommentsYou need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
Just as true in 1978 as it is today.
Jun3rd2010
“The fact of the matter is that this country moved from segregation required by law to segregation forbidden by law without trying freedom of association for a millisecond. So I don’t presume to know how much or how quickly segregation would have broken down without the law. There are strong incentives for employers, unhindered by […]
Jun2nd2010
Three Must Watch Education Movies - Upcoming
Published by in Education and Hispanics (Minority Issues). 0 CommentsThe first is Waiting For Superman. The second is The Lottery. The third is The Cartel. All about education. All a must watch.
Jun2nd2010
“Whatever you may think about the 1964 Civil Rights Act as a whole, it indisputably narrows property rights by allowing politicians to dictate the policies of private businesses. Not only is it perfectly reasonable to find that at least a little disturbing, it’s perfectly unreasonable not to find it a little disturbing—even if your ultimate […]
Jun1st2010
Explained by Bryan Caplan:
George Stigler famously observed, “If you never miss a plane, you’re spending too much time at the airport.” I heard that he wasn’t amused by his secretary’s corollary, “If you never make a typo, you’re typing too slow.” But he should have been. And I’m very amused to see Robin Hanson get […]
