Democrats are drooling like hungry dogs waiting for steak at the prospect of unified control of the entire government. And lest we forget, from 2001-2006, they were out of power and in the minority. It sucks to be in the… Continue Reading
The state of Hawaii adopted universal health care for infants and newborns earlier this year. Today, Hawaii’s Governor had to suspend the program because it was bankrupting the state.
When you have too many stimulants, you start to make mistakes. It weighs you down. You become a danger to yourself and others. Like your children and your grandchildren, whose futures you are spending now to mitigate the effects of… Continue Reading
I’m surprised that an actual majority of NAPP poll respondents thought that the way to make things better, faster, is to get back on the gold standard. That does not seem like particularly serious thinking to me — control over… Continue Reading
Andrew Ladhe made millions and millions of dollars running a hedge fund, staying in the subprime real estate market until it was clear things had gone irretrievably sour. A month ago, he cashed out and is now retired in his… Continue Reading
Hemant Mehta has a very interesting, and rather intimidating, bit of information from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Christian-based, right-wing advocacy groups like Focus on the Family and the ACLJ take in more than half a billion… Continue Reading
Last night at dinner with the firm’s lawyers and other assorted friends, we dined at Red Lobster. We were astonished to learn that the active employee roster for this restaurant was 180 people. When I wrote yesterday about jobs, something… Continue Reading
Lots of talk this morning about “Joe The Plumber,” an imaginary, “average” American who John McCain started speaking to in the debate last night. Obama picked up the trope and now Joe The Plumber is in every house across this… Continue Reading
I say that I don’t teach for the money. I say that I do it to watch the light bulbs turn on and for the pleasure of working with bright students and teaching them about the world. Well, now I… Continue Reading
If you’re rooting for the McCain-Palin ticket, you don’t need me to tell you that you want a game-changer to enter the game. You need some good news, and you need it not much later than two weeks before the… Continue Reading