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You’re Still A Racist, Obama Advisor Says
Even if you vote for Obama, you’re still probably a racist, according to Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree, in his remarks at recent events like a…
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And the ride starts all over again…
Thee Federal Reserve lowered its key rate to 1%. Convinced that inflation is no-longer a problem, the Fed believes this is the time to…
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My apologies to the Swiss (hold firm against OECD meddling)
Last week, the German government said that Switzerland should be placed on the international blacklist…
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O’Grady hits Obama’s trade policy
More good reads in the WSJ today. Mary Anastasia O’Grady in her column in the Wall Street Journal provides a sharp contrast between…
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Obama victory priced in the market, says columnist
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LibertyWeek 14: Conviction Spooktacular
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Stock Market Selloff?
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U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement Stirs in Its Sleep
The stalled U.S.-Colombia free trade agreement has become a campaign issue in Florida’s 25th District, which is home to a substantial Colombian-American population. Rep.
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Hartford’s Airport Expansions: A Harbinger of Doom?
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The More the Government Does, the More Harm it Does
At least, that appears to be the lesson of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's misnamed New Deal. New research by two UCLA economists suggests that it was…
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Where is all of the Warming that We’ve been Promised?
Every fall I pray for global warming to intensify. I realize it is supposed to mean the doom of the planet, but I keep thinking…
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Have a Slice of Uber-Steroid-Flattener-Cake
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Chevron says “don’t buy our product”
Chevron has plastered ads throughout the Washington, DC transit system that have slogans such as “I will unplug things more” or “I will use less…
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Atlas Network joins BeyondBailouts.org
CEI is happy to announce that the Atlas Network has joined our efforts to stop future reckless spending on the part of Congress,…
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October surprise — existing home sales up in September
Surprise, surprise. Existing home sales were up in September 2008. According to Reuters, Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose 5.5…
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Russ Roberts on Greenspan’s recanting
Russ Roberts this morning on CafeHayek has two posts on Alan Greenspan’s abject testimony on Capital Hill yesterday. One goes through some of…
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Mukasey sits
Trust in the integrity of a government’s voting process is critical. If you don’t believe me, think Venezuela and Zimbabwe. In the US, public outcry…
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A sunny future for capitalism?
Strangely, Hudson Institute scholar Irwin Stelzer seems to forecast a sunny future for capitalism in a DC Examiner op-ed today. Stelzer writes about the…
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We Should All Change Our Name to Fannie Mae
Arlo Guthrie takes on federal bail-outs in a new song. He plans on heading down to Washington, D.C. After changing his name to Fannie…
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Virginia Officials Illegally Discard Military Votes, Allow Out-of-State Votes
In Virginia’s liberal Fairfax County, officials are illegally discarding absentee ballots cast by members of the military based on a technical requirement that is preempted by federal…
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The Road to Serfdom–Illustrated!
Thanks to CEI colleague Gary Howard for sending along The Road to Serfdom in Cartoons; I’d forgotten all about this capsule version of Hayek’s…
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It’s a Dynamic Economy, Stupid!
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How Do We Say Goodbye to Oil? Not the New Deal Way.
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Let’s hear it for Death, Poverty and Ignorance
Grist seems gleeful that New Scientist thinks “our economy is killing the Earth.” According to New Scientist: Consumption of resources is rising…
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Don’t Scapegoat Free Markets
Even the liberal Washington Post (which has endorsed the more liberal candidate in every presidential election since 1952) points out that the “free market” is…
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Fred L. Smith Jr. on Franklin Raines
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CEI Partners with NTU to Launch BeyondBailouts.org
Did the free market cause the financial crisis? Was it unbridled capitalism? The Competitive Enterprise Institute and the National Taxpayers Union don’t believe…
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Last Minute Smear in Virginia?
Lies multiply in election years. Legal commentator John Rosenberg notes that he “received in the mail today a glossy, large flyer…
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Let Friedman Reign?
I have a review of Tom Friedman’s new blockbuster Hot Flat & Crowded in the latest issue of The American Spectator. I’m not a fan,…
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