Paul Krugman Dissects Republican Tax Cuts
Sunday, 28 December 2003I posted a link to a Paul Krugman column the other day. Since then, though, I saw that a financial guru whose work I respect very much, William Bernstein, thinks highly of Krugman. So, I found myself looking at the Krugman archives on the NY Times website. Unfortunately, most of the archives require payment, but [...]
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Confused Republicans
Sunday, 28 December 2003There is an editorial in this morning’s New York Times which summarizes the contradictions inherent in today’s Republican party. At the moment, I think that the American people have a choice between the Republicans, with an agenda full of contradictions, and the Democrats, who don’t seem to have an agenda at all.
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Ragged Books
Friday, 26 December 2003Two of the hardcover books that I received for Christmas have ragged right edges on the paper. That is to say that after the book was bound, they cut along the top and bottom edges to make them even, but they didn’t cut along the right edge, leaving you with pages that are slightly different [...]
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The World According to Mister Rogers
Friday, 26 December 2003It has been almost exactly 10 months since Mister Rogers left us. For Christmas, my mom got me a little book called The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. It is a delightful little collection of quotes from Fred Rogers, though I do wish that better attributions were provided. The most amazing [...]
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The World According to Mister Rogers
Friday, 26 December 2003It has been almost exactly 10 months since Mister Rogers left us. For Christmas, my mom got me a little book called The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember. It is a delightful little collection of quotes from Fred Rogers, though I do wish that better attributions were provided. The most amazing [...]
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New Year’s Resolutions for Journalists
Friday, 26 December 2003I’ve just started working on my own new year’s resolutions, and I’m not terribly likely to report them here. In this morning’s New York Times, though, Paul Krugman has an outstanding set of election year resolutions for journalists. My personal favorite: Don’t fall for political histrionics. I couldn’t believe how much ink was spilled after [...]
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