The Stopped Clock

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

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Apple and the Decline of Microsoft

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If the take-away is that big companies can sometimes lose track of how to compete effectively with smaller, nimbler, more innovative succes...
Monday, August 26, 2013

Jennifer Rubin Finds a Mirror

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Jennifer Rubin, who people say is smart but who nonetheless rattles off a predictable set of talking points and often makes hare-brained as...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

Don't Trust Addiction Treatment Claims About Success Rates or Not Being a 12-Step Program

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When you're trying to find a drug or alcohol treatment center for somebody you care about, you'll likely find yourself at a disadva...
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Conventional Wisdom and Structural Unemployment

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I saw this argument from Paul Solman , who I can't help but believe should have known better, Liberal economist and much-respected frie...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Blowing the Budget on Subsidies

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The Red Wings want a new stadium and, despite Detroit's bankruptcy, the governor is in favor of a taxpayer subsidy for the $650 millio...

Mixed Feelings on Edward Snowden

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Brad DeLong is justifiably critical of the President's comments on Edward Snowden, Obama concedes that Snowden's leaks triggered a...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

The Question Was Not, "Is He Going to Prison...."

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The question was instead, "For how long". Nicholas Kristof makes a cogent argument against mandatory minimum sentences - partic...
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Many Democrats, Such As....

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Good old Maureen Dowd, Many Democrats are hungry to make history again, and they see the first woman president as the natural successor to ...
Friday, August 09, 2013

Factchecking Websites are Basically Worthless

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"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good...." The concept behind factchecking websites is reasonable - politicians say thi...

"But Their Monopolization Strategy Was Legal"

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The New York Times comments on Apple's antitrust verdict , At a hearing on Friday, the department will argue that its plan to remedy Ap...
Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Those Unsustainable Deficits....

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Incredible , Based on the math, it is hard to justify a $250 million valuation for The Washington Post. The company reported it lost nearly...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Detroit the City vs. 'Detroit' the Auto Industry

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Robert Samuelson wrote one of the columns on Detroit that I find a bit frustrating, and leave me wondering if Samuelson has ever been to th...

Rich People Need Not Apply

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Joan Walsh writes, Anyone who purports to care about income inequality who encouraged New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s flirtation with a 201...
Sunday, July 28, 2013

The "Three Million Available Jobs" Canard

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I recently heard a guy , apparently the former star of a reality TV show about 'dirty job', purport that there are three million jo...
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Year-Round Schools Are Not a Magic Answer

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Recently on Real Time, The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis couldn't resist taking a dig at teachers and unions, What about the teacher...
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