This past Sunday, January 26, 2014, The New York Times had a front page article about Rand Paul. My take: -The article had lots of useful information. It reminds us to not idealize politicians. Libertarians are more likely than most to avoid placing faith in politicians, although we obviously like some more than others. -People […]
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When it first becomes obvious that you bet the farm and lost you had better find someone to blame. Â The best target is someone everybody already hates. First they went after those greedy bankers. It was the Wall Street greed that caused the meltdown despite all the good work the government could do. Never mind
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Let’s subsidize huge loans to millions of people with bad credit! What could possibly go wrong? Check out this amazing New York Times article from 1999 explaining the roots of the mess we find ourselves in today: In a move that could help increase home ownership rates among minorities and low-income consumers, the Fannie Mae Corporation is easing the
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To the Editor:  Thank you for prominently covering the Libertarian Party Presidential candidacy of Congressman Bob Barr (“A Candidate Runs to a GOP Chorus of ‘Don’t’” 6/28/08 Page A1).  It is inaccurate however to depict Barr as a spoiler. To make such a claim presupposes that certain votes belong to one of the major party
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