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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 14 Comments

Reading this article at The Boston Herald reminded me of the 10 plagues from the Passover story: Food-borne illnesses, a flu outbreak, hypothermia, sexually transmitted diseases and vermin are just some of the hazards experts say make Occupy Boston a public health disaster waiting to happen — as City Hall turns...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 5 Comments

Via Taegen Goddard:President Obama "stopped for an undisclosed meeting with some of the entertainment industry's high-level executives" before leaving California yesterday, according to the Hollywood Reporter."The event was not a fundraiser, and attendees were not asked to donate to the Obama reelection campaign. But those...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 31 Comments

A friend writes: I'm sure you've been following Romney's latest flip-flop, in which he supported Kasich's anti-union initiative in June but today traveled to Ohio and claimed he wasn't familiar with the referendum.  It's just too much.  The guy disgusts me, and frankly I just don't...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 5 Comments

Thanks to reader Glenn who spotted this in Woodlands, Texas, and sent me an e-mail with the subject line "Is dissent still patriotic?": Spotted while stopped at a red light in the Woodlands, TX. The driver went on to turn left (go figure.) I'm sure these are...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 18 Comments

Traveling all day, now in Palm Desert, CA.  Because there's almost no way to get there from central New York, we ended up flying into Orange County airport and driving.  Along the way we saw these windfarms -- Obama would so proud: From some sneak peeks...

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Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 25, 2011 1 Comment

Arnold Kling struck a great chord in a recent post on EconLog: From the perspective of a macroeconomic textbook, journalists write as if the aggregate supply curve is nearly vertical with respect to monetary policy and nearly horizontal for fiscal policy. 1. You would be rich if...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 17 Comments

Walter Shapiro on the risk that the GOP Just Might Nominate [Herman Cain] a Candidate Patently Unqualified to Be President: This is how presidential vetting traditionally works. The press pack pounces on the logical fallacies in a candidate’s positions and the shakiness of his resume. Party...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 6 Comments

John Podesta, former Clinton ally and confidant, built the Center for American Progress -- which runs Think Progress -- into a potent, misleading and devious message machine in favor of the Obama administration. Podesta is stepping down, and is being replaced by Neera Tanden, a former Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 16 Comments

TaxProf is out with the rankings of law professor blogs for the trailing 12 months as of September 30, 2011, and we are no. 3 both for page views and visits.  (Note: Instapundit is not included since its stats are not public, so really we're...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 19 Comments

This ad by the Cain campaign is being called one of the worst political ads ever. I disagree. Sure it's different.  I'm at the airport this morning, and a female anchor on CNN previewed the ad by saying, "I don't know what it means!"  But we're talking...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 25, 2011 7 Comments

Or at least, not fast and furiously. Thanks to reader Ric who spotted this bumper sticker earlier this week in Sterling, VA: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 25 Comments

The Rick Perry campaign gets a much needed reorganization,  but does this advice hold, Perry shuffles campaign team: The first thing [Joe] Allbaugh ought to do is send Perry to Dallas to apologize for badmouthing W. all over the country. I believe that we will see...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 5 Comments

Another day, another failed Obama attempt to dominate Twitter with a campaign-inspired hastag (see, #attackwatch). This time the hastag is #WeCantWait as in "we can't wait" for Republicans to approve whatever half-baked scheme Obama wants to push through Congress to prove that he is the "jobs...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2011 41 Comments

Several readers have called my attention to the National Popular Vote movement, through which various states would agree to vote their electors as a block based upon the winner of the national popular vote: Under the U.S. Constitution, the states have exclusive and plenary (complete) power...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on October 24, 2011 2 Comments

Today in London:  Conservative rebels pushing for an in-or-out referendum on Europe are riding the tide of public opinion, according to a Guardian/ICM poll. Some 70% of voters want a vote on Britain's EU membership, and by a substantial nine-point margin respondents say they would use it to...

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