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Congratulations Kathleen McCaffrey – 2011 Wall Street Journal Bartley Fellow

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 01, 2011 17 Comments

Congratulations to our very own Kathleen McCaffrey, who has been named one of only five Bartley Fellows by the Wall Street Journal. A copy of the announcement by Paul Gigot is here: Kathleen McCaffrey, from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, is a rising senior at Cornell University with a...

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The Only Reason I’m Posting This

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 18, 2011 2 Comments

is that the real news is too depressing, which probably is why a reader sent this to me.  Nothing like Cowboy Monkey Rodeo to bring a smile to your* face: * It probably would be more correct to say “a smile to one’s face.”  I...

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Another Misleading Think Progress Attack On Koch and Walker, and Prosser Too

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 14, 2011 11 Comments

The conspiracy theories run deep at Think Progress when it comes to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Koch Industries. The latest post by Lee Fang, the designated Koch investigator at Think Progress, attempts to bring David Prosser into the conspiracy as well, by claiming that recent environmental...

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“Thou Shall Not Bet Against A Bubble”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 26, 2010 9 Comments

Nothing in the civil suit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Goldman Sachs caused the housing bubble or burst it. The transaction at issue in that case was between highly sophisticated investment firms, and had no more to do with the housing...

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Doug Hoffman Is Scaaary!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 31, 2009 17 Comments

Dede Scazzafava’s decision to drop out of the NY-23 race has evoked a round of name-calling and fear-mongering from the left-wing blogosphere not seen since … Wednesday when the left-wing blogosphere shouted “you lie” at Joe Lieberman and called Lieberman a traitor: DownWithTyrrany! – Doug...

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