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Did Taxes Cause the Financial Crisis? by Mark Roe - Project Syndicate 22 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm
All of this is true, but, given the possibility of a major overhaul of US corporate taxation, which President Barack Obama has proposed, we should revisit the conventional wisdom concerning the suppos...
If Hillary wins in 2016 .... 15 Aug 2013 | 11:24 pm
Our country is supposed to be a republic not a monarchy, but do you realize that if Hilary gets elected in 2016 -- which seems increasingly plausible -- by 2020 we'll have been governed by Bushes and ...
I don't really understand Obamacare 14 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
Now there's this. Just what is going on here? I'm married to a physician, and she certainly doesn't understand what's going on. She's too busy trying to get her electronic medical records program to ...
Tech Oligarchs 14 Aug 2013 | 05:09 am
I have been saying for a long time that Google is to be feared (as well as used; I'm not crazy). There's also a big issue in their stock structure -- multi-class so control can remain concentrated in ...
UConn Bans Faculty-Student Sex 9 Aug 2013 | 03:28 am
The University of Connecticut's first-ever prohibition against romantic relationships between faculty and undergraduate students won quick and unanimous adoption Wednesday by the school's board of tru...
One year on from the Higgs boson find, has physics hit the buffers? | Science | The Guardian 8 Aug 2013 | 04:07 am
Inevitably, a hangover followed. The leading idea for how to push physics beyond the Standard Model – and explain the many remaining mysteries of the universe – is looking shaky. Thousands of physicis...
A Star Philosopher Falls, and a Debate Over Sexism Is Set Off - NYTimes.com 6 Aug 2013 | 11:09 pm
While the status of women in the sciences has received broad national attention, debate about sexism in philosophy has remained mostly within the confines of academia. But the revelation this summer t...
UCLA Triathlete Dean Slammed for Traveling First Class Due to 'Medical Need' 6 Aug 2013 | 10:18 pm
Thirteen years ago, the University of California changed its ban on flying business or first class on the university’s dime, adding a special exception for employees with a medical need. What followe...
Coburn: "We Wouldn't Be $17 Trillion In Debt If We Actually Followed The Constitution" | RealClearPolitics 2 Aug 2013 | 06:28 am
COBURN: I think the number one thing they don't pay attention to is the U.S. Constitution and the enumerated powers enlisted in there in the 10th Amendment. That's what they're not paying attention to...
RealClearWorld - Huntington on Today's Global Upheaval 1 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
The very first sentences of Political Order have elicited anger from Washington policy elites for decades now -- precisely because they are so undeniable. "The most important political distinction amo...
