Please submit your entries for this contest to fabmaximus at hotmail.com! We have a clear winner for last week: “READER BRENT KILPATRICK WRITES: “After watching the U.S. 4-man bobsled team win Gold for the first time in 62 years I had a thought. Since President Obama seems embarrassed by ‘American exceptionalism’ do you think he would have …
Summary: Can Obama make America like Zimbabwe? Or is this widespread warning a sign that we’ve become gullible fools? The easy acceptance of this preposterous warning suggests the latter. It’s sad that such a post is necessary. Worse, explaining these facts is unlikely to change the mind of many people believing this nonsense. This is …
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Question for the Day “Would a default on Treasuries accomplish what the Balanced Budget Amendment was supposed to achieve, by forcing the government to spend no more than it takes in? With more collateral damage, of course. . . .” — Glenn Reynolds (The Instapundit, Law Professor at U of Tennessee), source. Contents The short answer Default …
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Today’s topic for discussion: what is the Tea Party movement? Unlike the usual post on the FM website, we have too little data to do anything but speculate. Contents My guess Historical background Origin of the Tea Party Movement Articles about the Tea Parties For more information from the FM site, and an Afterword (1) My …
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Some articles you might find of interest, updates about matters discussed on the FM website. Contents About government efforts to control the news At last, sensible action to mitigate the housing crisis News about the financial crisis About the US dollar (1) About government efforts to control the news “Media Criticism, Chicago-Style“, Glenn Reynolds, op-ed …
