The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Peter Orzag Gets Schooled

Hat-tip to Pundette, who has much more.

What’s the Matter with Kansas Massachusetts?

From the BBC, of all places: The Republicans’ shock victory in the election for the US Senate seat in Massachusetts meant the Democrats lost their supermajority in the Senate. This makes it even harder for the Obama administration to get healthcare reform passed in the US. Political scientist Dr David Runciman gives his view on […]

Tip-Jar Hitters Don’t Do Davos

Maybe next year your contributions to the Galactic Conquest Fund will be enough to send me to Switzerland to hobnob with the bigwigs, but for now, we’ll have to rely on the MSM to tell us what’s going on there with the Masters of the Universe. Associated Press: The state of the world’s economy, and keeping […]

Conservative Lesbian Goes Austrian

Last week, Cynthia Yockey ordered two books by Hayek, two books by Mises and one book by Sarah Palin. Alaskans, Austrians, Lesbians, Cosmopolitans — who says the GOP doesn’t have diversity?

VIDEO: Judge Napolitano on ‘TurboTax’ Geithner and the AIG Scandal

Watch the latest news video at video.foxnews.com Wow. I knew the Judge leaned libertarian — NTTAWWT — but I didn’t realize how hard-core he was until I saw that video. Lew Rockwell? Dude. A very interesting way to debunk that “neoconservative” smear against Fox News, eh? Giethner and TARP inspector general Neil Barofsky will testify […]

Economics: What If the Experts Are Wrong? And What If They’re Lying?

After the stock market lost 500 points last week, I figured it was well past time to produce another financial news aggregation at NTC News. In a more-or-less random way, I collected these items: Futures trading points to stock rebound; Bernanke confirmation more likely; U.S. dollar declines in overseas trading; CNN poll: Most oppose stimulus; Treasury […]

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