Our Trillion-Dollar War September 5, 2008Edgar K. Browning No, it’s not the War in Iraq—it’s the War on Poverty. Incredible as it may seem, Americans transfer more than a trillion dollars […]
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The Leaky Bucket
The Leaky Bucket September 5, 2008Edgar K. Browning It is commonplace among economists to emphasize that helping the poor with government welfare programs involves a trade-off: we get greater equality (or […]
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Bush White House: National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2008 Proclamation
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary October 1, 2008 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 2008 A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America My Administration […]
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Social Security Increases Poverty
Social Security Increases Poverty August 22, 2008Edgar K. Browning One of the most common arguments supporting Social Security is that it reduces poverty among the elderly. Last week, Barack Obama […]
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Jackbooted Thuggery By Transit Cops
Per the norm, violent thug cops beat up on citizens for not being subservient and sufficently scared: Two female cops were busted for punching, kicking and pistol-whipping a Bronx driver […]
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Finding a multiracial identity, in small numbers
Finding a multiracial identity, in small numbers By Mike SwiftMercury News Article Launched: 08/16/2008 01:30:14 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Sarah Gaskins and husband Lam Do, sit with their children […]
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Per the Norm, Mainstream Media Gets It Wrong On Rape
Melissa McEwan of Shakesville on "lol your ugly ": "So there's this woman, Bernann McKinney, who was recently in the news for paying to have five puppies cloned from her […]
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Obama’s $1000 Rebate Plan Won’t Work
Obama’s $1000 Rebate Plan Won’t Work August 11, 2008Art Carden Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama has proposed a plan to ease the pain of high gas prices by granting an “emergency” […]
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Politicians, Voters Pillage Set-Aside Funds to Plug Budget Gaps
Politicians, Voters Pillage Set-Aside Funds to Plug Budget Gaps August 4, 2008Michael Reksulak Mirroring a $534 million shortfall in Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s 2008-09 proposed budget for Los Angeles, planned expenditures for […]
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HIV Achilles Heel? Hopefully So.
Lee McGuire of KHOU-TV News on "Doctors may have found a way to destroy HIV": Paul and his team have zeroed in on a section of a key protein in […]
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