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“Free Trade”
Been having a back and forth with a friend over the issue of off-shoring by US corporations. I recently sent him an article in Naked Capitalism about why Apple manufactures the I-Phone in China. As to his arguments. He claims that China … Continue reading
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Tagged comparative advantage, David Ricardo, Francis Fukuyama, free trade, off-shoring
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Hoax
“They’re here.” Just like the evil spirits in the movie Poltergeist, our very own group of malevolent legislators is back to shock, terrorize and dismay with their antics up the hill at the State House. Utah State Legislators are back for … Continue reading
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Looting
Now that the Republican candidates for president have accused front runner Mitt Romney of practicing “vulture capitalism,” I thought I would share a story. I had a conversation with a client a couple years ago about what he did for … Continue reading
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Tagged Bain Capital, George Romney, Mitt Romney, Rick Perlstein
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Springtime
The spousal unit and I watched the Producers last night. It was very funny, but wanted to update their catchy little musical number to comport to our modern milieu. Springtime for Merkel and Germany. Austerity for Greece and France. Sing … Continue reading
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How Liberalism Came to Suck
I set out to write a very short post on the fascinating conversations going through the inter-tubes about the support on the left for Ron Paul. While this support may be due to his opposition to endless war, torture, assassination … Continue reading
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Tagged Corey Robin, Glen Greeenwald, liberalism, Matt Stoller, New Deal, Ron Paul
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You’ve Come a Long Way Baby
Why is it that majorities of Americans distrust the political establishment, the corporations, and even the media? Could it be that they don’t trust any of these actors to tell them the truth? Well, they are right to be suspicious. … Continue reading
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Tagged Committee on Public Information, Creel Commission, Edward Bernays, propaganda
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Luggage
One of the challenging things about blogging is that it entails endless unpacking of conventional wisdom (CW). What do I mean? Unpacking is a term that means breaking down and explaining complicated issues, especially issues that go against the accepted … Continue reading
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History Lessons
America’s very own historian is at it again. Over the weekend Newt Gingrich vowed that as a future president he would overrule “activist judges” who rule contrary to American cultural heritage. He warned of an uprising against the courts unless … Continue reading
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Tagged activist judges, Citizen's United, Newt Gingrich, Powell memo
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