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Archive for March, 2009

Another Old Media Dinosaur About To Bite The Dust

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Internet, Media, Technology

The Seattle-Post Intelligencer will no longer be a newspaper after tomorrow:
On Tuesday, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper will produce its last printed edition and become an Internet-only news source, the Hearst Corporation said on Monday, making it by far the largest American newspaper to take that leap.
But the P-I, as it is called, will resemble a [...]

Meet The New Spend-Thrift President, Same As The Old Spend-Thrift President

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Economics, George W Bush, Politics

Stephen Green brings my attention to this little tidbit buried in an article over at Politico:
Obama’s budget calls for the largest deficit in U.S. history and a doubling of the national debt to $23 trillion in 2019.
As Steve notes, that projection assumes that the Obama Administration’s rosy economic projections pan out and that government doesn’t [...]

End The War On Drugs, Save $ 77 Billion

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Individual Liberty, Politics, War On Drugs

Harvard Economist Jeff Miron points out that the war on drugs isn’t working and costs us money too:

H/T: Cato@Liberty

How Republicans Can Win In Northern Virginia

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under 2009 Attorney General's Race, 2009 Governor's Race, 2009 Lt. Governor's Race, Virginia, Virginia Politics

In four successive statewide elections, Republicans have found themselves on the losing end largely because of a loss of support in the voter-rich area of Northern Virginia, most specifically the suburban communities in Fairfax and Prince William Counties that have seen the most population growth over the past decade. Because of that, they’ve found themselves [...]

The Anti-Frederick Forces Continue To Grow

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Virginia, Virginia Politics

J.R. Hoeft reports that House of Delegates Speaker William Howell, Del. Kirk Cox, and Del. Sam Nixon have joined those calling for Jeff Frederick to step down as RPV Chairman:
“We agree with those advocating for a change in leadership at the Republican Party of Virginia,” the letter says. “As Republicans, the sum and substance of [...]

Dear Dick Cheney, Please Shut Up

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Barack Obama, Dick Cheney, Economics, George W Bush, Politics

The former Vice-President is back in the news:
During an interview with Dick Cheney this morning, CNN host John King asked the former vice president why “we should listen to you” for economic advice.
(…)
“So what would you say to someone out there watching this who’s saying why should they listen to you?” King asked. Cheney responded [...]

Religous Orthodoxy Update Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, March 16th, 2009. Filed under Islam, Religion

Once again, it’s Dateline  Saudi Arabia:
A Saudi judge has ordered a woman should be jailed for a year and receive 100 lashes after she was gang-raped, it was claimed last night.
The 23-year-old woman, who became pregnant after her ordeal, was reportedly assaulted after accepting a lift from a man.
He took her to a house to [...]

Who Else Was Responsible For The Madoff Scandal ? The Victims

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 15th, 2009. Filed under Economics, Personal Finance, Politics

As one New York Times write notes, there was an appalling lack of basic common sense displayed by those people who got taken in by the biggest Ponzi scheme in history:
[J]ust about anybody who actually took the time to kick the tires of Mr. Madoff’s operation tended to run in the other direction. James R. [...]

The Madoff Fallout Goes Worldwide

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 15th, 2009. Filed under Humor, In The News

H/T: The Moderate Voice

Why Ayn Rand Still Matters

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, March 15th, 2009. Filed under Ayn Rand, Books, Individual Liberty, Politics

Yaron Brook explains why a fifty year-old novel is still relevant today:
In “Atlas,” Rand tells the story of the U.S. economy crumbling under the weight of crushing government interventions and regulations. Meanwhile, blaming greed and the free market, Washington responds with more controls that only deepen the crisis. Sound familiar?
The novel’s eerily prophetic nature is [...]

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