Chinese police hunt authors of democracy charter (2)
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Chinese police have begun questioning writers, artists and intellectuals who dared to sign a new charter demanding political reforms. It is a move that sets the mood for the year in which the Communist Party will mark the 60th anniversary of its rule.
Third Party Watch » Blog Archive » Both major political parties brought police state to America (2)
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01/04/2009 BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES BROUGHT POLICE STATE TO AMERICA By Mary Starrett Constitution Party Communications Director The word “fascism” has been used for decades to deride political ideologies of both the right and left. Fact is, fascism has come to America and we have allowed it to happen. Back in 1944 economist and author John Flynn pointed out that we [...]
This Guy Could Do Standup! (1)
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I rarely read Paul Krugman’s column, but today I did, because an old friend sent the latest one to me. I gotta tell ya, Krugman could do standup! Really, he’s a riot. Most economists can pass for undertakers, but not this fellow. He’s truly funny. I know I should be kind to him, on grounds of collegiality toward a fellow economist, so I’m not going to go on and on about his stunningly sophomoric ideas ...
What's Wrong With the Cartoon Guide to American History, by Bryan Caplan (3)
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Despite my admiration for Larry Gonick's Cartoon History of the Universe series (which includes his Cartoon History of the Modern World), I can't recommend his Cartoon Guide to American History. It's good on the Indians and slavery, but the rest is tired social democratic platitudes.Part of the reason, no doubt, is that excessive attachment is the enemy of good history. Ever notice how wretched historical surveys become in their closing chapter on "recent events"? By ...
Can you solve a borrowing crisis by borrowing more? (2)
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The government has a strange idea that you solve a problem brought about by borrowing too much, by borrowing more. The Prime Minister yesterday went out of his way to stress he wanted the private sector to borrow more from the banks. He has made it well known that he wants to take the public debt to unheard of peaks. The main reason his strategy will not work well is that it is fundamentally flawed, ...
British students fined for 'illegal mapmaking' in China (1)
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Two British students have been fined for illegally carrying out a survey and making maps in the restive Chinese province of Xinjiang.
