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October 27, 2010
I have just returned from a week in London. The food was gray, weather grayer, and their economy bleak, dark and foreboding.
Their coalition government’s hastily cobbled together “austerity program” became a big U.S. news item while I was there,…
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October 20, 2010
Elections bring out the best and worst in politics. For the left, looking ahead at the possible loss of both houses of Congress, they’ve gone from the best of times to the worst of times in record time. The Democratic Election Attackers/Defenders (…
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October 20, 2010
Many people fear that ObamaCare will necessitate rationing, to curb consumption and cap costs. But an even better bending of the cost curve would be to eliminate care altogether.
As it is obvious there’ll be less turf, turf battles have begun. The…
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October 13, 2010
We now return to Barack Obama’s America – the election edition. It’s not the “bipartisan,” “post-racial” place he promised. Thanks to the left and their media flunkies, it’s Character Assassination Nation.
Yes, politics in America has always been a…
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October 13, 2010
You would think all members of Congress would rebel at being systematically made irrelevant. Is it possible they are so dumb they can’t see Obama at work neutering them?
The myriad horrors woven throughout the 2,000+ page health insurance industry…
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October 6, 2010
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
Reciting Keynesian mythology, Daniel Gross writes that "for this recovery to mature, broaden and persist, the greatest economic force known to mankind – the American…
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June 25, 2010
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
If Beijing doesn't further raise the value of the renminbi, Paul Krugman wants Uncle Sam to impose trade sanctions on Chinese producers ("The Renminbi Runaround," June…
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May 14, 2010
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
Paul Krugman asserts that "taxes have lagged behind spending partly thanks to a deliberate political strategy, that of 'starve the beast': conservatives have…
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March 29, 2010
29 March 2010
Editor, The New York Times
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
To the Editor:
Paul Krugman writes that "we used to have a workable system for avoiding financial crises, resting on a combination of government guarantees and…
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March 2, 2010
News Editor, WTOP Radio
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir or Madam:
Interviewed this morning by Bruce Alan and Mike Moss, economist Robert Shapiro explained that the "swipe fees" that credit-card issuers charge merchants each time merchants' customers pay…