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Republican debate, 3: Ron Paul’s use of reasoning vs. Rick Perry’s attempt at physical intimidation

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1913, 8th September, 2011
(All quotes from here.) Because Ron Paul has been almost painfully consistent in his support of the Constitution and liberty, one of the things that he is best at is showing his fellow Republicans for what they are: inconsistent people who flit back and forth between promoting liberty and promoting big government, shamelessly, and with [...]
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oil dependency is a two-way street

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1328, 5th July, 2011
From time to time, we hear talk of how the U.S. is supposedly at the mercy of Middle Eastern nations. Given the oil shock of ’73 and the nervousness about gas prices since then, it would be tempting to imagine that this popular idea is true. Not so. After the first round of oil troubles, [...]
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economic news and commentary for today

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1418, 9th April, 2010
Gas prices, banking risk management, and new FDA regs: Related Posts:Nassim Taleb on Foreign Policy, Banking, and the Parodoxical Dangers of Stabilization ProgramsMessing with PakistanWhat Gary North Didn’t Tell You about InflationRepublican debate, 3: Ron Paul’s use of reasoning vs. Rick Perry’s attempt at physical intimidationinflationary disaster: why we’re not there yet and why we [...]
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