Category Archives: politics

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

Posted on August 16, 2011 by joefu

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

Posted on August 15, 2011 by joefu

    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

Posted on June 14, 2011 by joefu

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

Posted on November 7, 2009 by joefu

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

Posted on November 5, 2009 by joefu

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

Posted on October 14, 2009 by joefu

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

Posted on October 13, 2009 by joefu

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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A few billion here and there…

Posted on October 1, 2009 by joefu

Billion Dollar Gram: putting all the crazy numbers you read and hear into perspective!

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Cool financial blog

Posted on September 29, 2009 by joefu

For those of you into finance, this blog is well worth reading through the past couple months’ posts: Accrued Interest Google Reader found it for me somehow. Best of all, it includes bonus Star Wars references!

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Could we see the US healthcare system collapse?

Posted on September 15, 2009 by joefu

Those who began their careers in the dot-com mania, like myself, have now been through two booms and busts. It becomes natural to look for a third one in our future. At this point, we know the only private sector … Continue reading →

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