The Stopped Clock

Political discussion and ranting, premised upon the fact that even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Off by an Order of Magnitude....

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Or two ? On The O'Reilly Factor , Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed that "about 35 percent of the in-state tuition people or student...

(College) Kids These Days

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Scott Kaufman shares a few recent experiences with his students . (But then is it a surprise that students don't "get" the con...
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Europe vs. The Washington Post's War Agenda

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Fred Hiatt and his crew have published an unsigned editorial, chastising NATO countries for failing to spend enough money on their military...

Racism? I Don't See No Stinkin' Racism!

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How could you possibly imagine that there's any racism here ? Bolling began the segment itself by saying, in part, "So what's w...

Zero Tolerance Idiocy

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It's not just for public schools , it would seem.
Friday, June 10, 2011

Perhaps the Word "Sexual" Doesn't Belong In The Question

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I asked, " Do Sexual Ethics Matter in Politics " but, despite the tawdry details, when we're talking consensual acts between a...

Newt Gingrich's Intelligence - Hidden in Plain Sight?

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I keep finding assertions that Newt Gingrich is a brilliant man. Brimming with insights and ideas. Except... I have yet to read an editorial...
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Hands Off Our Slums?

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A recent editorial in the Times complains about a competition "asking students, architects and businesses to compete to design the bes...

"I Didn't See This Coming, Either"

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In the past couple of months I've seen the documentary, Inside Job, a competent explanation of how the financial industry crisis arose, ...

No, We Won't

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Tom Friedman, having noted that the world's population is consuming resources at a faster rate than the world can replenish them, closes...
Tuesday, June 07, 2011

Do Sexual Ethics Matter in Politics

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I often hear it argued that a politician's private life should remain private, and that infidelity should be considered irrelevant to a ...
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Friday, June 03, 2011

Groupon Deal: Buy Early Shares for $10 and Get $50 Worth of Investor Money

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That's not intended to be a literal expression of Groupon's business model or IPO, but as Frank Reed notes , early investors have be...
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"Conventional Valuation Models Don't Apply to Us"

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I recall, back in the days of the first Internet bubble, how the popular wisdom was that there was incredible value in "eyeballs" ...
Thursday, June 02, 2011

Substance vs. Grandstanding

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The Republican Party (a/k/a "The Grand[standing] Old Party) is taking time out from its game of chicken with the economy to possibly te...

Maybe There's a Different Reason

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A few days ago, Paul Krugman wrote , Since some time in the fall of 2009, Obama’s rhetorical stance has been basically that he’s like the GO...
Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Time to Change or Eliminate Software Patents

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Fred Wilson on patent trolls : The whole thing is nuts. I can't understand why our goverment allows this shit to go on. It's wrong a...
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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Iraq, Iran, Sunni, Shiite, Arab, Persian... What's the Difference?

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Daniel Larison does a yeoman's job holding political candidates accountable for their foreign policy blunders, in the past commenting on...
Friday, May 27, 2011

Is it Safe for Republicans to Make Sense?

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While Newt Gingrich scurries away from his accurate assessment of Paul Ryan's plan, apparently because Republicans aren't allowed to...
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

"Except for All the Others"

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The best secret police force on the planet....
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Medical Malpractice Tort Reform and Federalism

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Following up on some Volokh Conspiracy posts about the relationship between tort reform and federalism, Jonathan Adler quotes Walter Olson ...
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