David Stockman spotted a website that dug down into the Web’s memory hole to retrieve these gems from Nobel Prize-winning Keynesian economist, Prof. Paul Krugman of Princeton. 2006 American health care is desperately in need of reform. But what form should change take? Are there any useful examples we can turn to for guidance? Well, […] READ MORE
French Fried Entrepreneurs: They Are Leaving
Rich people in France are pulling up stakes. They will escape the tax man. (Unlike the USA, if you are not living in France, you do not pay taxes to the French government.) Young people in France who want to start businesses say they want to leave France. A lot of them will. France’s taxes […] READ MORE
Warning to Medicare Patients: “Observation” Can be A Financial Killer.
If you go to a hospital, and you go home, beware: if you go back because of related symptoms, and the hospital puts you under “observation” for one night, you will get billed, not Medicare. That could be thousands of dollars. If you go back, ask if they are putting you under observation. Tell them […] READ MORE
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Over a decade ago, the Defense Department paid a private firm to produce a report on global warming. The outfit had some unknown guy crank it out. It was paid well for this report, which was dutifully published by the Defense Department. Its predictions did not come true, of course. Yet the document is still […] READ MORE
Free Books on JFK’s Assassination Have Just Been Posted.
Twenty long out-of-print books on JFK’s murder have just been posted online. These books are still copyrighted. There may be protests. All of these books may not be available for free downloading very long. Click the link to go to the site. See which ones you want on your hard drive, where they will be […] READ MORE
Cops Arrest a Libertarian Politician for Trying to Get Signatures. “Permit Required.”
That pesky First Amendment had to be ignored this week. A candidate for governor in Minnesota was caught red-handed trying to collect signatures in a park. They were trying to get onto the ballot. The police saw what was going on: actions not allowed without a permit. Ever alert, they told the man and his […] READ MORE
Spritz: Read Faster, But Get Brushed Off Super-Fast
We see it all the time. Some innovator comes up with a good idea or product. He raises the money to develop it. He starts a company. Then the company comes up with a marketing plan that works. They are now two out of three. Very few firms get this far. Then they turn customer […] READ MORE
Tornado Shelter for Under $200
This is a DYI project that could save your life if you live in tornado country, and you have no basement. READ MORE
New Orleans School District Shuts All City-Run Schools
A district in the city of New Orleans will close all of its city-run schools next week. Permanently. This is Katrina for the American Federation of Teachers. Blown away. Washed out. Floating face down. The teachers will never again exercise the strike threat against the district. Charter schools have replaced the public schools. Charter schools […] READ MORE
Climate Change: 97% of Scientists Don’t Agree
If you have the temerity to challenge calls for the government to take aggressive action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, you will probably have someone call you a “climate science denier.” You will further be lectured that “97% of climate scientists agree” on this consensus. But there’s a bait-and-switch going on here, as Joseph Bast […] READ MORE
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