Month: August 2011
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Rick Perry: Evolution Just “A Theory That Is Out There”
Like Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry has something to say about evolution today and he handled it very differently.
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Star Trek Free Streaming
Every episode of every live action Star Trek series is now free for streaming from Amazon.
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Rick Perry’s Crony Capitalism
Rick Perry’s vision of capitalism doesn’t exactly comply with what Adam Smith had in mind.
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No One Said There Would Be Reading . . .
Henry Farrell provides his reading list for his fall PhD-level course on institutions and politics at George Washington University.
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How to Use an Apostrophe
Useful “How To Use An Apostrophe” flowchart from The Oatmeal:
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Huntsman: I Believe in Evolution and Trust Scientists
Jon Huntsman just tweeted, “To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy.”
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Jon Huntsman Dooms His Campaign
Of all the 2012 GOP candidates, my favorite by far is Jon Huntsman. Unfortunately, I think he just doomed what little chance he had of taking the nomination by tweeting the following: To be clear. I believe in evolution and trust scientists on global warming. Call me crazy. Alas, those aren’t sentiments that will take…
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Gorbachev: Putin Has Castrated Russian Democracy
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of the coup attempt that precipitated the collapse of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev is out with some harsh words about Vladimir Putin: Mikhail Gorbachev has accused Vladimir Putin of “castrating” Russia’s electoral system and said he should not seek re-election as president. The ex-Soviet leader was interviewed…
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Interview with a One-Year-Old
Arturo Trejo conducts a hard-hitting interview with his son, Jose Luis
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US Competitive Balance
Not only is the US outspending all our allies and competitors combined in real dollars on defense, we’re doing so in terms of GDP as well.
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Roger Goodell, Benevolent Dictator
Two cases in the news today raise questions about the NFL commissioner’s power.
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U.S. Calls For Assad To Step Down In Syria, But Options Are Limited
The U.S. and its allies are calling on Bashar Assad to step down, but there’s little we can do when he says no.
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Christine O’Donnell Refuses To Talk About Her Book During Interview About Her Book
It was a bizarre night on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight last night: Christine O’Donnell, former Delaware GOP Senate candidate, walked off the set of CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” Wednesday when asked about her views on sexual abstinence and gay marriage. “I’m not talking about policies. I’m not running for office,” O’Donnell said. “Ask Michele Bachmann…
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Obama’s Golf Clubs
Michelle needs to stop buying shoes–but Barack’s keeping his golf clubs.
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Rocky Needs A Home, Or He’ll Die [UPDATE: Rocky Saved!]
I don’t usually post stuff like this, but I’m sucker for dog stories: Rocky is a retired military dog who will be put down on August 24 if he’s not adopted. He served three tours in Iraq and desperately needs a loving home to enjoy his final years. Pets for Patriots is responding to a…
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Four Years Prison For Facebook Posts
British courts are handing out swift and harsh sentences for people involved in last week’s riots, including four-year prison sentences for two 20-somethings for Facebook postings in support of the mayhem.
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Trying to State the Texas Jobs Issue as Simply as Possible
What’s the bottom line in the Texas jobs discussion?
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Michele Bachmann’s Plan For $2.00 Gas: Another Great Recession?
Michele Bachmann is promising $2.00 gas. Not surprisingly, she has no idea how to achieve this seemingly impossible goal.
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Fox News Deceptively Edits Video To Misrepresent Politician’s Views
Oh, wait… did I say Fox News? I meant to say NBC News: And, it being a new age and all, Ed Schultz has already been forced to retract and apologize. Not for, you know, falsely accusing Governor Perry of racism. That’s obviously in the “fake but accurate” category and therefore needs no apology. But…
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Social Security as a Ponzi Scheme
Social Security is like a Ponzi scheme in one way but not in other, more important ones.
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Grover Norquist: No Problem With Extending Gas Tax
Americans for Tax Reform’s Grover Norquist said yesterday that he doesn’t see any problem with extending the gas tax when it comes up for renewal in September: Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist says it’s fine with him if Congress extends the soon-to-expire gasoline tax for now — a statement that may allow room for lawmakers to…
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Paul Ryan For President, With A Push From GOP Insiders?
Stephen Hayes of The Weekly Standard is up with another report on the rumors of a Paul Ryan run for the White House, this time with news that several top Republicans are now pushing Ryan to run: As Wisconsin congressman Paul Ryan comes to a final decision about running for president, several top national conservatives…
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75 Percent of Freshmen Not Ready for College
Most students need remedial classes. Whose fault is that?
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Rudy Giuliani Says Decision on Presidential Run Coming In September
Although it seems incredibly unlikely that he’ll actually do it, Rudy Giuliani says that he’ll announce whether he’ll be running for President some time in September: Rudy Giuliani is still considering a presidential bid and said on CNN’s “Piers Morgan Tonight” he will make a decision by the end of September. (…) “I don’t think…
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Stephen Colbert Treasurer Goes to Rick Perry (with an E)
The treasurer behind “Rick Parry with an ‘A’ for America” has left to work with Rick Perry
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Medicare Spending Has Slowed Significantly Under Obama
For the past 18 months, Medicare spending has slowed down considerably – especially compared to the private sector.
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Herman Cain: Hey, You What Would Be A Great Idea? Impeaching Obama
Herman Cain’s Presidential campaign may be largely dead in the water, but that doesn’t mean he’s finished saying very odd things: “That’s a great question and it is a great — it would be a great thing to do but because the Senate is controlled by Democrats we would never be able to get the…
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A Boy Named Stilgherrian
When one adopts a one-word pseudo-elfin name, one might expect a spot of trouble
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Perry Opens Wide Lead (in Rasmussen Poll)
Do we have a new frontrunner in the race for the Republican nomination?
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Rasmussen: Perry 29% Romney 18% Bachmann 13%
The first poll in the wake of Michele Bachmann’s victory at Ames and Rick Perry’s entry into the race shows a brand new frontrunner
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Paul Ryan For President?
Some Republicans apparently still aren’t satisfied with the 2012 field.
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New Ron Paul Ad Takes On Romney, Perry, And Bachmann
According to Politico, this new ad from the Paul campaign will be running in Iowa and New Hampshire, although it’s unclear how big the ad buys actually are: This is actually a fairly well-produced ad, much better than other ads I’ve seen from the Paul campaign in the past.
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Starbucks CEO: No Campaign Contributions Until Congress Fixes The Deficit
Howard Schultz, the founder and CEO of Starbucks, is suggesting that his fellow business leaders refuse to donate to anyone on Capitol Hill until they come up with a viable plan to bring the deficit under control: The CEO of Starbucks is urging fellow business leaders to join him in getting Washington’s attention by refusing…
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Perry v. W
Stewart has the comparative angle: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 – Corn Polled Edition – Rick Perry Announces His Candidacy www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog The Daily Show on Facebook
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An Open Letter to Sarah Palin Supporters
Comparing Bachmann and Palin in regards to managing the media.
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DARPA Invents Revolving Door That Doesn’t Revolve
DARPA has a revolving door that doesn’t revolve.
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Rick Perry On Ben Bernanke: “We Would Treat Him Pretty Ugly Down In Texas”
During a campaign appearance in Iowa yesterday, Rick Perry had some not-so-kind words about the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board that have raised eyebrows even among some on the right: Texas Gov. Rick Perry, making his maiden campaign swing in Iowa after jumping into the race for the Republican presidential nomination, suggested Monday night…
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Charts of the Day: Miracles Edition
More on Texas and jobs.
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Rick Perry Issues Mea Culpa On Mandatory HPV Vaccine Program
Rick Perry has walked back his support for mandatory HPV vaccination but the broader issue still remains.
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Paul Krugman’s Cure For Economic Woe: An Alien Invasion
According to Paul Krugman, what the American economy needs is for a bunch of space aliens to invade us.
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Pawlenty and the Pundit’s Fallacy
America’s pundits have never met anyone who didn’t think Tim Pawlenty would be a good nominee.
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Hundreds Of Miles Apart, Romney And Perry Trade Barbs
It’s Rick Perry’s second day on the campaign trail, and he’s already trading barbs with the guy at the top of the field.
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Does Ron Paul’s Strong Showing In Ames Matter? No
Does Ron Paul’s second place showing at Ames mean the media should take him seriously as a contender? No, it doesn’t.
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Michele Bachmann And The “Submission” Question: Byron York Was Right
On reflection, the nature of Marcus Bachmann’s influence over his wife is indeed a legitimate question in a political campaign.
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Texas and Employment
Taking an initial look into the Texas economy.