Monthly Archives: February 2012
Global Temperature and CO2 Update – March 2012
About 6 months ago I provided an update on the state of global temperature anomalies as well as the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere and I think it’s time to do another one. You’ll see that the Anthropogenic Global Warming … Continue reading
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Federalist Paper #10 – Addressing Factions
In Ecclesiastes chapter 1, verse 9 it is written: “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; There is nothing new under the sun. “ That bible verse came back to me when … Continue reading
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Another Cautionary Tale Regarding Obamacare
The United States is about to make a huge mistake that will have such far reaching consequences that it will take years, if not decades, to undo the damage. In case you are wondering, the mistake has a name and … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare, politics
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Liberal Motivations
More times than not, complex economic issues reduce down to motivations. It doesn’t matter whether you are talking about consumers or producers – It is important to understand the motivations of both if you hope to understand the market and … Continue reading
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No Education Required
I don’t understand this but maybe, in some weird parallel universe, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) thought they could make it easier for people to get jobs. Recently they issued an informal discussion letter that said companies can’t … Continue reading
Posted in education, Over Regulation, politics
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FDA Shakes Down Medical Device Companies
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to Company XYZ – “That sure is a nice little medical device you have there. It’d be a shame if we never got around to approving it.” I have no evidence that the above conversation … Continue reading
Posted in healthcare, Over Regulation, politics
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A Demonstration of the Scientific Process
For me, one of the most attractive aspects of science is the way theories become accepted. It is a complicated process and sometimes takes years (if not decades) but the extremely difficult journey a theory takes on its way to … Continue reading
Posted in general science
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Bread Lines Can’t Be Far Behind
When a government thinks they can control the supply of goods better than the Free Market then supply shortages and price controls are sure to follow. We have seen throughout history when countries try to tinker with the Free Market … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Over Regulation, politics
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Over Regulation Caused The Fall
Years from now when future historians are contemplating the reasons the Great American Empire fell, this is one of the documents they’ll most likely read – A recent article from The Economist (which is normally very Left leaning) describes how … Continue reading
Posted in Over Regulation, politics
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Playing Into Obama’s Hands
The 2012 elections will be about returning America to 1) fiscally conservative principles (balancing the budget, reducing wasteful spending, dialing back on ‘entitlement’ programs, etc.) and 2) economically conservative principles such as removing the business damaging regulation brought about by … Continue reading
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Socialism in the Old Testament
Chapter 31 of Genesis gives an amazing example of the evils of Socialism and what the Producers must eventually do to get out from under that oppression. This past Sunday, my preacher delivered a fascinating message today based on Genesis … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Entitlement Programs, politics
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NLRB Will Target Caterpillar Next
It appears the anti-capitalism branch of the US Government, called the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), will have someone else to intimidate after they recently completed their shakedown of Boeing. Bloomberg Business Week reported a few days ago that Caterpillar, … Continue reading
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Robert Reich – Ignorant or Evil?
Today on Marketplace Robert Reich, professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkley, weighed in on the idea that America turning into an ‘entitlement state’ or worse, ‘European style welfare system.” Mr. Reich’s full comments are pasted below … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Entitlement Programs, politics
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What Defines A Disaster?
There was a post on the Heritage blog showing the number of FEMA disaster declarations per year from 1953 to 2011 and there is a curious increase starting in 1996 that needs to be explored. I went to the FEMA … Continue reading
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Lessons Learned From The Fall Of Communism
Janet Daley from The Telegraph wrote a great article a couple of days ago that everyone should read. This article gets to the heart of the income inequality/fairness meme currently being peddled by the Left and I’ve stated before that … Continue reading
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Obama Owns It
Remember this date (03-FEB-12) because on this day Americans (and Conservatives in particular) got two pieces of good news that could have impacts for the 2012 election and our country going forward. First, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued … Continue reading
Posted in economics, politics
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Romney Pile On
Today on CNN, Soledad O’Brien interviewed Mitt Romney and unless you slept through the day you know how the interview went. For those who haven’t heard the entire exchange, here it is: “Romney says, “I’m not concerned about the very … Continue reading
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