Balancing the National Budget
There’s likely no bigger item making the rounds of political news sources these days than our (desperate) need to balance the national budget.
As a fiscal conservative myself,
Recent posts about Conservative “Thinkery”
Modern Republican "Thinkery" - A Perfect Encapsulation
Was chatting/lurking on The Daily Beast and ran across this gem. It's from a poster calling...
Republicanz R Smartte!
Bottom line: The Republican party as it is currently configured, even by the reckoning of its own...
Video of the Week
Tried my hand at making one, and rather enjoyed the process! I think I'll be doing more of this in...Recent posts about Republican Conspiracy Theories
MythBusting 12 - The Librul Mainstream Media Conspiracy
Of all the various conspiracies invoked by the Conservatives, this one is the Big Kahuna. It's so...
Myth Busting #8 - D-PIM (Death Panels & the Individual Mandate)
Since it's not possible to prove a negative, I am unable to "prove" that death panels don't exist...
When Both Sides Claim The Other Side is Brainwashed, How Can You Tell Who's Right?
I've written about the phenomenon before, but one of the more common tactics used by the...
Recent Economics Posts
Economics Lesson 1 - The Money Supply and Inflation
This is an important article. A hugely important article, in fact. Were I a professor of...
How and why there is (some) truth to Supply Side Economics
This is part two of my article series on supply side nuttery. In article one, I (hopefully) made...
But Say's Law Doesn't Say That!
The cornerstone of Supply Side economic theory is Say's Law. The commonly used shorthand for it is...Recent posts on Politics
New Years Resolutions – Getting a Handle On Debate and Messaging
So I've been putting some thought to it, and analyzing what we've seen from the R's since I've been...Republicanz R Smartte!
Bottom line: The Republican party as it is currently configured, even by the reckoning of its own...
Conservatives, Language, and the Fox Bubble
First, let me define "The Fox Bubble." This is the alternate universe that conservatives have set...