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February 5, 2009

In Stimulus Debate, Government Remains the Problem, Not the Solution

In his 1981 inaugural speech Ronald Reagan famously said, “In the present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.
February 3, 2009

The ‘Divider Effect’

Defenders of the economic stimulus package have shifted from being disingenuous to just plain crazy talk.
January 29, 2009

A One-Way Ticket Home

These days it seems that almost every discussion includes the word “stimulus.
January 27, 2009

A COBRA That Could Bite Back

Out of the $825 billion House version of the proposed economic stimulus package, $157 billion is tagged for health care.
January 22, 2009

When Price Controls Discourage Innovation

Democrats have proposed an economic stimulus package that takes us one step closer to a system in which price controls determine innovation.
January 20, 2009

The Emperor’s ‘Stimulus Bill’ Has No Clothes

The new Congress has a housewarming present ready for President Obama—a whopping $825 billion spending package that reflects the majority’s spending priorities and also helps the new president fulfill some of his campaign promises.
January 15, 2009

No Substitute for Mom and Dad

A groundbreaking report released Tuesday by the Internet Safety Technical Task Force, a group formed to take an in-depth look at both the latest sociological research on on-line safety, and also to evaluate the efficacy of various proposed software solutions, found that when it comes to protecting children online there is no technological substitute for the role of law enforcement and parents in keeping society safe.
January 13, 2009

Making Keynes Proud

The media reports that President-elect Barack Obama plans to propose a whopping $310 billion in tax cuts as part of his overall $775 billion stimulus package.
January 8, 2009

Privacy, Yes, but from Whom?

If you follow technology issues, you know that 2009 is the year that all of the various “privacy” issues are expected to mature and bloom into new attempts at legislation and regulation.
January 6, 2009

The Dumb Luck of a Do-Nothing Congress

How many times this past year did you hear some expert make some variation of the following statement: “We’ll never see gas prices below $X again.

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