Russia’s Dissidents…

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Joel

I have been wanting to write a piece on Russia for months now… and the recent arrest of Garry Kasparov has provided a good opportunity to do so.   Russia, under Vladmir Putin’s leadership, has been slowly deteriorating to say … Continue reading →

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Actual gain vs. relative gain

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Joel

New figures from the Treasury Department indicate that the economic policies of the last 10 years have done overwhelming amounts of good for the poorest in our society.   Incomes from the lowest quintile (an arbitrary categorization in 5ths of … Continue reading →

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Natural History Museum (D.C.)

Posted on November 10, 2007 by Joel

Going to DC on thurdsay! Federalist Society Convention. Get ready for some serious schmoosing.

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Europe LOVES us again! (like I care)

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Joel

I just stumbled across a couple great articles on the renewed US – Europe relationship (here and here).  A lot of people have been complaining recently about how Bush has “tarnished” and “ruined” our perception in the rest of the world… … Continue reading →

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End of the music industry… (as we know it)

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Joel

I just stumbled across one of the most scathing reprimands of the music industry ever to be put on paper… and I wanted to share a few points with you and encourage you to read the article in its entirety. … Continue reading →

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Tax cuts can benefit the poor… who knew?

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Joel

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