Sunday, September 27, 2009

The Strange Rules of the FCC

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CAUTION: this post contains words that might be considered offensive. In reality, you probably hear them every day. However, if you are offe...
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Friday, September 11, 2009

Why Comparing US and European Health Care is Misleading

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Simple reason ... Americans are way too fat! Check out the national obesity statistics here . Americans are 3 times as fat as most European ...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

The Intellectual Dishonesty of the Public Option

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President Obama once again pitched for the public option last night and the mainstream media once again cheered. On the face of it, it is ea...
Sunday, August 16, 2009

Are Medicare Administrative Costs Cheaper?

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One of the persistent arguments for a government health care plan has been the lower administrative costs associated with Medicare compared ...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Quote of the Day: Those Dirty Dirty Chevy Volts

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I found this fascinating ... and actually rather logical when you think about it. If you haven't been hearing the buzz, the Chevy Volt i...
Monday, June 15, 2009

Securitizing Health Care

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As the health care debate rages, we are offered a series of poor choices due to our political system's inability for consensus. On one s...
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Sunday, May 10, 2009

The Tests Aren't That Stressful

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So the banks' stress tests were finally released, and it was received with much enthusiasm. $75B in new capital. Roger that! Now the sto...
Sunday, March 01, 2009

Add One More Scandal to the "Cleanest Admin Ever"

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This time it's Obama's "urban czar". If the facts in this story are true, this is far more disturbing than any of the pre...

Big Brother is Trying ...

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This was one of the most disturbing stories I could have read in a really long time. There is a proposal at the federal level to start an en...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Fairness Doctrine

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One of the items on the Congressional agenda is the Fairness Doctrine, where the Government would require broadcasters to provide equal time...

The Peg is Here to Stay

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Hillary Clinton urges China to keep buying US debt. I'm no economist, but does this signal a strong dollar policy with respect to the y...

Video of the Day: Santelli Goes Ballistic

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Friday, February 13, 2009

Quote of the Day: Eric Cantor on the Stimulus Bill

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House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) on the haste in voting on the $800 billion or so stimulus plan less than 24 hours after being relea...
Monday, February 09, 2009

What a Bank, What a Bank ...

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At a time when it takes a little inner saint to not cuss at banks, I stumbled on a bank that actually makes the world a better place. Now, n...
Tuesday, February 03, 2009

The Daschle Fiasco Finally Ends

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Today was not a good day for the Obama White House. Two candidates for senior cabinet positions resigning. But while much of the coverage ha...
Monday, February 02, 2009

Enjoy Stimulus Now, Pay Your $14,000 Share Later

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Kevin Hastett wrote a incredible must-read piece on Bloomberg titled 'Enjoy Stimulus Now, Pay Your $14,000 Share Later' . Really, y...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The Flawed Small Car Argument

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More ranting about CAFE standards. I was thinking about a concept in transportation planning called latent demand. It goes something like th...
Monday, January 26, 2009

The Wrong (and Right) Way to Fuel Efficiency

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I've been thinking about fuel efficiency standards this evening. The intent is to force auto makers to make more fuel friendly cards. Ev...
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Unlimited Calling, Text and Web for 50 Bucks!

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Clark Howard reports on Boost Mobile's new offering - unlimited cell phone calling and web access for 50 bucks! Dang!! The downside is ...