Month: March 2012

Wanker of the Day: Arik Roy

Ken Arrow may have made an important contribution to understanding health care markets fifty years ago, but I see Arik Roy’s critique of his ideas to be wholly irrelevant. When I talk about the free market not being a good...

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Killing Trayvon Twice

I’m trying not to get too upset, but it’s not working. First, we have what really happened: It’s been more than a few hours since your teenage son went out to buy some snacks during a break in a televised NBA...

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Casual Observation

There is no racial wedge that Newt Gingrich will leave untapped. He appears to not care that Robert DeNiro’s joke was aimed squarely at his brand of cynical racial politics. Was the country ready for a black first lady?...

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What Kind of Party Is This?

There is so much to complain about in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget plan that I hardly know where to begin, but I am going to start with the fact that we have a Democratic president. What makes Paul Ryan think that he can get a...

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