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Author Archives: MikeR
Legislating Morality
Newmark’s DoorWe can’t enact or enforce enough laws to manage ethical behavior. “Goo-goos”–good government advocates–have been fighting corruption in government through endlessly tweaking campaign financing reform laws and ethics laws for at least 40 years. Senator Stevens is the latest … Continue reading
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Tagged earmarks, ethics, goo goos, Libertarianism, pork, small government, Ted Stevens, Trent Lott
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Libertarian Paternalism
Greg MankiwA review of a new book called Nudge. “is nonetheless nudging people in the direction that somebody thinks will make them better off.” Smacks of manipulation to me. Seems like education and greater transparency would be a better solution.
China and the IOC Sham
Jeff JacobyTwo interesting points here. One, that China is not yet ready to be a free society, and two, the political sham of the modern day Olympics. “When thugs host the Olympics, thuggish behavior can be expected.”
Moral Equivalency Trap
Blogs for Victory Another potential problem with “The Common Word” dialogue is its implication that the Christian Church must reform itself no less so than the Islamic community. There’s no doubt that reform is needed. Whether the issue is materialism, … Continue reading
Family in Trouble
American Daily The single most important building block of any nation is her families. Destroy that and you can easily lay claim to a nation’s soul. I agree. I think we have failed to maintain the nuclear family and lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, family, government, left, liberal, pessimism, religious, socialism, Society
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Dissecting Subprime – A lesson learned
The Economist Interesting article about the roots of the problem. What I found fascinating was this root cause. the historical accident of a very low loss rate during the early history of subprime mortgage foreclosures in 2001-2002. This is the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, MikeR's Page
Tagged economy, global warming, housing market, models, mortgages, plausible deniability, subprime
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This Sentence Caught My Eye
EconLog“When you know that the state rather than parents ought to be raising kids, evidence is not going to make a difference.”
Defund Our Enemies
IBDI have long thought this was the most cogent argument for energy independence. We must stop the transfer of our wealth to those folks who want to do us harm..
Clarifying the Separation of Church and State
Blogs for Victory“I wanted to make a distinction between separation of Church and state, and separating our faith from our politics. You can embrace the concept of separation of Church and state, but that’s not at all the same thing … Continue reading
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Tagged church, Domestic Politics, faith, religion, separation
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Why the Free Market Works
Capitalism MagazineWalter Williams talks about John Lott’s “Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works.”
Retire Social Security
Capitalism Magazine“Social Security in any form is morally irredeemable. We should be debating, not how to save Social Security, but how to end it–how to phase it out so as to best protect both the rights of those who have … Continue reading
Stem Cells and Blood Supply
Next Big Future “Human blood have been grown from embryonic stem cells for the first time during research that promises to provide an almost limitless supply suitable for transfusion into any patient.”
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Tagged blood supply, embryonic stem cells, medical research, patients, research, science, stem cells, transfusion
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NATO is Toothless
Westhawk “But the NATO ministers, at a rare emergency meeting, failed to agree on any specific punitive measures, despite pressure from the United States that NATO at least threaten Russia with unspecified “consequences,” and pleas from the Czech Republic, Poland … Continue reading
Libertarian Party Irony
Right Wing News“So the Libertarians think that the federal courts should tell a private church and pastor whom they can invite to a political discussion.”
Not Free to Choose How I Practice My Profession
Stop the ACLU“Justice Joyce Kennard wrote that two Christian fertility doctors who refused to artificially inseminate a lesbian have neither a free speech right nor a religious exemption from the state’s law, which “imposes on business establishments certain antidiscrimination obligations.”
Women’s Studies Unconstitutional
Stop the ACLU“A man who is already crusading against ladies’ nights in bars has sued Columbia University, saying its women’s studies program is unconstitutional.” “Maybe the whole absurd carousel of identity politics will turn full circle, and one day an … Continue reading
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Tagged discrimination, Feminism, identity politics, Women's Studies
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When Fairness is not in the Public Good
Say Anything“Obama replied, “what I’ve said is that I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.” Anti-rational indeed.
Lessons in Economics
PoliPundit“As an unknown poet once said, “Can’t feed ‘em? Don’t breed ‘em.” No welfare without birth control.”
Kudos for Carter
IBDHe got it right – trade with Columbia.
Lagalize Drugs
InstapunditStop the cash flow to criminal gangs and the Taliban. Help stabilize Mexico. “Prohibition is a failed luxury that I am not sure we can afford for that much longer.” An illusion of control.
Who is Funding This Research?
doubleplusundead“Small women with long legs are the most sexually attractive to men, scientists claim.”
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Has the Left Gone Nuts?
Intellectual Conservative Politics and PhilosophyLong but interesting view of the current state of the political left.
Talking Ourselves into a Recession
RedstateMore media bias. “A study released today by the slightly left-of-center Project for Excellence in Journalism confirmed what many have suspected for a while: the media’s negative coverage of the economy affects public opinion.”
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Pelosi Losing It
Real Clear PoliticsPut her out to pasture. Send her to one of the places where she can “rest”. Can you imagine the uproar if a conservative pol said something like this?
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Is Obama in Money Trouble
Don Surberand he’s losing ground in the polls.
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Bad News for Pakistans’s Government
Belmont Club In the words of the Economist, “the danger is that, once Mr Musharraf has gone and it has no common hatred to unite its disparate parts, it descends into feuding and paralysis This would not be good news … Continue reading
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Very Funny British Comedy About Bueracracy
All American BloggerWith a libertarian flavor.
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3M Iraqis Can’t be Wrong.
Gateway PunditIraqi Shiites are free and secure to celebrate their religion and culture.
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The Saddleback Effect
Astute Bloggers Let’s see if this pans out. It would be a big lift for McCain. I wonder if InTrade will react?
Go Net-Newsers
Patterico“The Pew Research Center released a new study taken from April-June 2008 that analyzes where people get their news.”
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Frank Rich is a Dolt
Say AnythingHow clueless can these folks get?
Energy – A “Uniting” Issue
Powerline“In yesterday’s radio address, John McCain talked about how the energy issue unites foreign and domestic policy”. Exactly right. Energy is more than a Green issue or a Carbon Footprint issue. It is intrinsically linked to our survival.
WaPo Ombudsman Sees Bias
Instapundit“Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post Page 1 stories since Obama became his party’s presumptive nominee June 4.” The editors remain clueless. “assistant managing editor for politics, thinks that … Continue reading
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Not the Response Russia Had Hoped For
Instapundit “German Chancellor Angela Merkel is offering strong support for Georgia, saying the country is on track to become a member of NATO. Merkel flew to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Sunday, two days after she met with Russian … Continue reading
Guardian Angels for Oakland
The Beacon “However, the citizenry in many cities have increasingly realized that government policing will not protect them and have instead taken the initiative to organize themselves into private security systems. And Oakland is now the latest to step forward … Continue reading
Education Worthless?
Vox Popoli “It’s interesting to see how many intellectuals are slowly coming around to the realization that the modern college education is completely worthless for most students.” I’m not sure it’s “completely worthless”, but there certainly is a wide disparity … Continue reading
Hello from Mike Roark
Hello to all – fellow bloggers and readers. Lance has graciously invited me to participate. I have been reading blogs for several years now (late bloomer) and have watched their influence in the media grow. I am happy to see … Continue reading
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