A lot of conventional wisdom suggests that Mitt Romney is almost sure to be the Republican nominee for president in 2012. He’s consistently been at or near the top in national polls. He looks and sounds presidential, he’s raised a … Continue reading
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Thanks to my brother Tom for pointing this out. The folks at Bad Lip Reading have done a number of videos like this, and another team calling itself Day Job Orchestra has done quite a few more (the latter often … Continue reading
As Steven Benen pointed out this morning, Texas Governor Rick Perry is backing away from his earlier suggestions that Social Security was an unconstitutional bad idea. I suppose that’s good news, but it’s perhaps worth noting that Perry also made … Continue reading
Texas Governor Rick Perry, the current apparent frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, has written two books: one a defense of the Boy Scouts of America’s policy of discrimination against gays, agnostics, and atheists (On My Honor), and the other … Continue reading
I’ve been paying more attention lately to Rick Perry, the latest announced candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. A few things worth mentioning: Governor Perry recently suggested that if Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke increases the money supply in an … Continue reading
Kevin Drum has written a brief piece on Rick Perry to explain why he doesn’t think Perry can win the Republican nomination for president. It’s also useful as an overview of the less appealing aspects of Perry’s politics and character … Continue reading
The comic book characters Archie Andrews and his friends have been popular since the early 1940s, so most people reading this are likely familiar with Riverdale as home to the wholesome red-haired teenager Archie Andrews and his parents, classmates, and … Continue reading
At the start of last week the latest report from the Social Security Trustees (link) was released, leading to predictable but misleading warnings that the system was going to “run dry.” For example, the headline on this article from the … Continue reading
I just ran across an interesting article published on the conservative American Enterprise Institute’s website in 2016. Based on data from 2014, the author, Mark J. Perry, compares gross domestic product per capita of U.S. states and a number of … Continue reading
One of the stranger developments in the United States over the last couple of decades has been a rise in rates of illness and mortality for non-Hispanic white Americans, especially women, the middle-aged, and those with low levels of education. … Continue reading