The Other McCain

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

Front Page Video-Fisks James Livingston

by Smitty Livingston’s thesis: AS an economic historian who has been studying American capitalism for 35 years, I’m going to let you in on the best-kept secret of the last century: private investment — that is, using business profits to increase productivity and output — doesn’t actually drive economic growth. Consumer debt and government spending […]

BHO And The Medicine Cabinet: Workin’ Hard, Tryin’ To Understand That There ‘Economics’ Stuff

by Smitty The WaPoo: This morning [31 October, 2011] President Obama signed an executive order intended to combat a wave of prescription-drug shortages in the United States. How can there be a wave of something not being there? But I quibble. The whole point of the article is to excite some feeling of unexpected calamity. […]

Question: How Many Deadbeats Does It Take To Staff A ‘Working Group’?

by Smitty Allahpundit catches us up on the deterioration of #OccupyWallStreet, but misses the obvious question posed in the title. So says Time magazine. Meanwhile, thanks to the nasty weather, there were reportedly between 50 and “just over a hundred” protesters in the park this weekend, which means on some days the ratio of “Occupy” […]

Ed Koch Writes Around The Topic Of Corruption With A Neurosurgeon’s Skill

by Smitty One must admit, it’s quite a well done piece by Ed Koch in the Puffington Host to talk about corruption in the U.S. while mentioning no more than Dick Durbin in terms of Democrat corruption. What this country needs is a Congress and a president who will investigate the corruption that Americans feel […]

#OccupyGreece

by Smitty Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution points to something a little more important than a Herman Cain allegation. Greece was not supposed to have a confidence vote so soon, but: Mr. Papandreou also said that he would seek a parliamentary vote of confidence in his administration, just four months after seeking, and winning, a similar […]

In Single Guy News, Slightly Tarnished Armenian Gal With A 72-Day Definition Of ‘Forever’ May Be Available

by Smitty Just a Conservative Girl quotes Her Kimness: After careful consideration, I have decided to end my marriage. I hope everyone understands this was not an easy decision. I had hoped this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don’t work out as planned. We remain friends and wish each other the best. In all […]

Shocker: UNESCO Thumbs Its Nose At American Interests

by Smitty (via Atlas Shrugs) The ‘Stache reports: UNESCO, true to form, has voted today to admit the Palestinian Authority as a member. So ineffective was Obama administration diplomacy that France voted in favor of Palestinian membership, and Britain and Japan abstained. U.S. statutes, dating from 1990, now require a full cutoff of U.S. funding, […]

Scott Ott Skewers The News

by Smitty His Herman Cain opener is very well played. Click the image for a family-friendly chuckle: Update: linked at The Conservative Hideout 2.0

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