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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 27, 2011 14 Comments

The editors of the San Francisco Chronicle: The Obama White House's restrictions on media access to its fundraising  events makes a mockery of its claim to be the most transparent administration in  history. If anything, there is almost a Nixonian quality to the level of control,  paranoia...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 27, 2011 2 Comments

This war has been going on for a long time.  At least we're still winning. Thanks to reader Dickie who writes: First…..Let me express my thanks and gratitude for the time and effort you put into your site. I am an avid –several times a day- visitor. I came...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 20 Comments

This California time zone is messing with my head.  I think I'll walk into the desert, sit with my legs folded and palms raised towards the sky, and watch the sunset. A couple of things I noticed: A long-range rocket already has been fired from Gaza at...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 26, 2011 58 Comments

Romney and Perry are doing each other and themselves damage by going at it in the way they have been, which at times seems childish, petty and insincere, which has even such mainstream commentators as John Podhoretz (A Pack of Nonsense) and Scott Johnson (Send in the...

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

The New York Times is shocked, just shocked to find that a New Poll Finds Deep Distrust of Government: With Election Day just over a year away, a deep sense of economic anxiety and doubt about the future hangs over the nation, according to the latest...

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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...

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...

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...

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