Monday, August 3, 2009

Views from India: the “haughty,” “condescending,” “arrogant,” and “patronizing” NYT editorial of last July 18, 2009

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An Editorial and Its (Mal) Contents . By S. Samuel C. Rajiv IDSA, July 25, 2009 An editorial in the New York Times on July 18, 2009 ahead of...

Is the White House's Organic Garden Toxic to Kids?

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Is the White House's Organic Garden Toxic to Kids? By Jeff Stier, Esq. No, according to toxicologists. It ought to be, according to env...

What’s Different About the Obama Foreign Policy? The continuities with Bush are striking

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What’s Different About the Obama Foreign Policy? By ELIOT COHEN The continuities with Bush are striking. But what happens when diplomacy fa...
Sunday, August 2, 2009

Charter schools, The Ujima Village Academy, teachers' unions

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Pay Your Teachers Well . WSJ Editorial Their children’s hell will slowly go by. The Wall Street Journal, p A10, Aug 03, 2009 The conflicting...

WaPo Editorial: Bribing carbuyers with trade-in cash is a dangerous path for the auto industry and the overall economy

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Clunk! WaPo Editorial Bribing carbuyers with trade-in cash is a dangerous path for the auto industry and the overall economy. WaPo, Sunday,...

The good-bad news in second-quarter GDP

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Poised for a Rebound . WSJ Editorial The good-bad news in second-quarter GDP. The Wall Street Journal, p A10, Aug 01, 2009 The bad news in y...

WSJ Editorial: The ‘Shareholder Bill of Rights’ is good for union leaders but bad for business

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The Schumer Proxy . By THOMAS J. DONOHUE The ‘Shareholder Bill of Rights’ is good for union leaders but bad for business. WSJ, Aug 01, 2009 ...
Friday, July 31, 2009

WaPo: Will there be any consequence for Venezuela's material support for Colombian insurgents?

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Rockets for Terrorists . WaPo Editorial Will there be any consequence for Venezuela's material support for Colombian insurgents? WaPo, F...

Human Rights Watch and Palestians in Arab countries

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Double Standards and Human Rights Watch . By NOAH POLLAK The organization displays a strong bias against Israel. WSJ, Jul 31, 2009 Over the ...

Repealing ERISA—II

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Repealing Erisa—II . WSJ Editorial The House bill would harm businesses’ ability to offer insurance. The Wall Street Journal, p A16, Jul 31,...

Farmers Can Feed the World - Better seeds and fertilizers, not romantic myths, will let them do it

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Farmers Can Feed the World . By NORMAN E. BORLAUG Better seeds and fertilizers, not romantic myths, will let them do it. WSJ, Jul 31, 2009 E...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Brookings: Effective Development Assistance Through Competition

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Effective Development Assistance Through Competition . By Clifford F. Zinnes, Senior Fellow, IRIS Center, Department of Economics and Affili...

Can the Fed Identify Bubbles Before They Happen?

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Can the Fed Identify Bubbles Before They Happen? By DONALD L. LUSKIN The New York Fed’s president says it can. If only it were that easy. W...

The bipartisan Senate negotiators are leaning toward proposing a health-care Fannie Mae

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Fannie Med . WSJ Editorial The bipartisan Senate negotiators are leaning toward proposing a health-care Fannie Mae. The Wall Street Journal,...

Workers will pay for the new health-care payroll levy

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The Pelosi Jobs Tax . WSJ Editorial Workers will pay for the new health-care payroll levy. The Wall Street Journal, page A16, Jul 30, 2009 E...

Revenge of the ‘Shoe Bomber’ - The terrorist sues to resume his jihad from prison, the Fed Gov't caves in

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Revenge of the ‘Shoe Bomber’ . By DEBRA BURLINGAME The terrorist sues to resume his jihad from prison. The Obama administration caves in. WS...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Conservative on Israel and Iran: After years of failed diplomacy no one will be able to call an attack precipitous

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It’s Crunch Time for Israel on Iran . By JOHN BOLTON After years of failed diplomacy no one will be able to call an attack precipitous. WSJ,...

We should listen to Chinese warnings on the dollar

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The Customer Is Right . WSJ Editorial Mr. Obama should listen to Chinese warnings on the dollar. WSJ, Jul 29, 2009 "We exercise our lea...

Some pre-emptive scapegoating over rising oil prices

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The Politics of ‘Speculation’ . WSJ Editorial Some pre-emptive scapegoating over rising oil prices. WSJ, Jul 29, 2009 The oil speculators ar...

Is There a ‘Right’ to Health Care?

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Is There a ‘Right’ to Health Care? . By Theodore Dalrymple In Britain, its recognition has led to substandard care. WSJ, Jul 29, 2009 If the...

The CFTC’s Flip Flop on Oil Speculation

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The CFTC’s Flip Flop on Oil Speculation IER, July 28, 2009 People, personalities, policies, drapes – just a few of the things the American p...