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1.5^9 / 1^7 = $150,000 each (or) Parable of irresponsibility
President Obama’s proposed 2011 budget. Wow. There are at least ten ways one can criticize it for its irresponsibility and its calculated cynicism. Let me focus on one – which is the effort to portray Republicans as cruel and heartless … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Logic and Reason, News, Politics
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Harvard study confirms need for more vocational and less academic degrees
During deacon ordination service last Sunday was talking with someone who works at Louisiana State University. How are things? Grim. She then talked about how they(? who exactly?) are looking at cutting degree programs that have fewer numbers of students/graduates. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, News
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In praise of President Obama – seriously
Oh noes! Not another political post! Yeah yeah but how can I not take the opportunity to say something positive about someone I often have criticized? Was listening to National Public Radio yesterday afternoon. [ed - why?!?] Report about the … Continue reading
What he said decades ago
Boy was he right. About nearly everything. And he had the guts to say it. My own mild critique is his use of the term “liberalism”. We need to reclaim that term. The term liberalism does not belong to the … Continue reading
Why conservatism = racism does not hold up to minimal examination (or) Rational voice at the Washington Post
Yeah yeah not another politics post. But this was huge. Many others have made similar arguments. But not in the Washington Post. Kudos to the Washington Post – not normally a bastion of classical liberalism aka “conservatism”* – for publishing … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Ethnicity and race, Logic and Reason, Politics, Propaganda
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China’s ticking time bomb (or) Reflections on journey through China, part VI
This will be short. It was moderately big news last week when China overtook Japan to become the number two largest economy in the world. The United States is still number one although it is predicted that within ten years … Continue reading
“Green” = rob from the poor and give to the rich?
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Riding through the land Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore Without a merry band He steals from the poor And gives to the rich. – Monty Python’s Flying Circus The Chevy Volt. Electric car. Mostly. Costs $41,000. Wow … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Politics
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Lord deliver us from politics (or) Trusting God when things fall apart
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; … Continue reading
Meanwhile we miss the *real* story about the government versus the Gulf Coast
Opinionated Catholic asks why leftists and liberals aka “liberals” and “conservatives” are so obsessed with the complex of stories revolving around NAACP/Tea Party/Fox News/Shirley Sherrod/Obama administration. When there are far more important issues at hand. How much will these stories … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Environment, Louisiana, News, Politics
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Africa draws closer to China – but not to America
Two things from my journey through China. One of my friends teaches Chinese to foreign students at Northwestern A and F University in Yangling (an hour from Xi’an), Shaanxi province. Apparently the African Student Association organized a big party/cultural celebration. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Internationals, News, Politics, Travel
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