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Seattle’s ‘green jobs’ program a bust – seattlepi.com

Seattle’s ‘green jobs’ program a bust – seattlepi.com. Government cannot create a single productive job. The sooner we get over this fallacy, the better.

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Why the U.S. Needs a New Nuclear-Waste Strategy – TIME

    Why the U.S. Needs a New Nuclear-Waste Strategy – TIME. I didn’t know about the naturally-occurring fissile uranium vein story before. That’s pretty cool.

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Perverted Justice – Reason Magazine

We need reforms to our collection of sex crime laws. The unintended consequences are getting out of hand. Perverted Justice – Reason Magazine.

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Duck takeoff

We’ve been having some extended visits from local ducks recently — was able to capture one in flight.

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The excuses for bigger government we keep hearing

Ever turn on the TV and hear any of this? [Consumers/Parents/Children/Teens/Seniors] don’t have [information/time/brainpower] to make these decisions for itself, we need [insert regulation/ban/public service campaign here] “It’s gone too far — there is no choice left but to [insert … Continue reading

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Science project prompts SD school evacuation

Science project prompts SD school evacuation – SignOnSanDiego.com. Forgive me if there is more to this story, but on the face of it this is the height of ridiculousness. You can bet that this administrative staff has spent 10 times … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Macro Paradigm, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

We are trying to let the banks earn their way out of losses, right? Thoughts on the Macro Paradigm, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty . Everything the Fed has been doing over the past fifteen … Continue reading

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If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James’s Ideas Will Change It – NYTimes.com

Interesting discussion of the healthcare industry here: Magazine Preview – If Health Care Is Going to Change, Dr. Brent James’s Ideas Will Change It – NYTimes.com. We have built up medical doctors in this country to be brilliantly intuitive gurus … Continue reading

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National Report Card: 5 fixes for the US education system

The latest report on US math education is in, and results are disappointing many. Compulsory state education is antithetical to libertarian principles. The sooner we move towards separating the school system from the state, the better. That said, plenty of … Continue reading

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The state of American capitalism in 2009

As we work on fresh new highs in the markets, it’s worth looking at the headwinds now in place for resuming real, organic economic growth. Lending in the critical housing sector is still essentially frozen outside of government support. You … Continue reading

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