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8 May 2011, 9:27 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed the death of Osama bin Laden, the week in federal politcs, SlutWalking, and I endorsed two new podcasts, The Digital Munch and Manners in the Digital Age:
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3 Nov 2011, 11:49 am
Looks like Herman Cain is having a three way and not in the awesome sense. A third woman has reportedly come forward with an allegation that Mr. Cain acted inappropriately toward her. While I’m sure someday Mark might take a pro-sexual harassment case to the Supreme Court, arguing for the 1st Amendment right to be [...] [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 12:55 am
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed federal politics, pokies and tax reform, some US politics, Syria and Facebook (among other things):
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13 Sep 2010, 5:20 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This morning we talked about the formation of a new government (finally!), media bias, September 11 and Junior Masterchef:
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25 Mar 2011, 6:15 am
In another update to a post I wrote recently about Gov. LePage's lame idea of forming "secret" advisory groups exempt from the Freedom of Access laws, the Portland Press Herald writes that the public backlash has caused the governor to rethink (I'd argue it's more like think for the first time) his position and he's now decided to put his plan for all business advisory groups "on hold" for the time being. Perhaps someday soon, the governor and his advisors will think through their ideas before… [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 7:47 am
Scott Hodge of the Tax Policy Blog says that more than a third of Americans do not contribute a single dime in income taxes to the federal bureaucracy and wonders whether this is evidence of the lack of shared sacrifice President Obama keeps talking about (emphasis is mine): During his speech [two nights ago], President Obama spoke [...] [read post]
5 Dec 2010, 7:22 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed WikiLeaks, The Ashes, Tron: Legacy, the proposed R18+ rating for video games and change at the 7:30 Report:
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9 Dec 2011, 10:08 am
By Tatiana von Tauber And if Obama had two boys? I’m deeply disappointed by the recent decision to eliminate easier access to the so called morning after pill by girls 17 and under. I fully get where Obama gets his mindset from. I’m a parent of 2 girls, one 13 and very pretty. Obama’s decision to [...] [read post]
23 Jun 2011, 6:57 am
Joe Kristan chimes in on the issue of whether the estate tax makes any sense:
David Logan puts it starkly:
Simply put, the federal estate tax does nobody any good.
Why?
Estate taxes are generally levied for two reasons: To break up concentrations of dynastic wealth and to raise significant tax revenues. The seminal 1987 NBER paper by B. [...] [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 5:57 am
In the Republican Presidential debate last night Texas Governor Rick Perry doubled down on his contention that America’s Social Security Program is a scam: [P]eople who are on Social Security today, men and women who are receiving those benefits today, are individuals at my age that are in line pretty quick to get them, they don’t need [...] [read post]
2 Aug 2011, 6:25 am
Pop Quiz Question 1: What great advances in civilization have Denmark, Sweden and Italy made in the last century? Answer: Retail prostitution, Mr. Mom and the bunga bunga party. Question 2: What great advances in civilization has the United States made in the last century? Answer: The combustion engine. The assembly-line. The sewing machine. Commercial [...] [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 3:32 am
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This morning we discussed the unfolding events in Libya and the Middle East, the week in federal politics, the disaster in Japan and the Brisbane Roar's epic win at Suncorp Stadium:
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5 Jan 2012, 9:29 am
BusinessWeek’s Julie Hirschfield Davis wonders why Mitt Romney says he won’t release his income tax returns: Romney, a multimillionaire who is by far the wealthiest of the Republican presidential candidates, said he has no plans to release his income tax returns if he wins his party’s nomination, setting himself apart from past nominees in both [...] [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 6:03 pm
A fellow named Charles Sykes has written a new book titled A Nation of Takers: America’s Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing. In the first pages of his book Sykes presents a few scenes from what he calls “Moocher Nation.” Here’s my favorite scene: Q. Why are you here? A. To get some money Q. What [...] [read post]
12 Jan 2012, 5:09 pm
The non-profit organization MapLight has posted webpages as to the U.S. Congress and certain state legislatures (California and Wisconsin) regarding money’s influence on politics:
MapLight’s Newly Launched Company Pages Profile Contributions From Organizations And The Bills They Seek To Influence
See also here.
Hat tip to Resource Shelf.
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24 Jan 2013, 7:09 am
On Jan. 15, freshman Rep. Rodney Davis (R., Ill.) made it to the House chamber just in time to participate in a ceremonial recitation of the Constitution. Now, after the House Wednesday passed a bill that some say violates the provision, Mr. Davis finds himself the voice of the 27th Amendment in more ways than one. [read post]
7 Nov 2010, 6:24 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed this week's midterm elections in the US, Hillary Clinton's visit to Australia, the Brisbane International Film Festival, banking reform and Longreads:
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22 Jul 2011, 6:36 am
I recently wrote about how stupid I think it is for political candidates to make written pledges as to how they will vote on a particular issue once they are in office. Here’s a partial list of why you should never vote for someone who signs one of these silly things: Suppose that all issues were the [...] [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 10:26 pm
Every Monday morning I appear on Andrew Bartlett's 4ZzZ breakfast radio show to discuss some of the current public and political issues of the week. This week we discussed this week's midterm elections in the US, bank reform and the proposed merger of the Australian and Singaporean Stock Exchange, the new New Matilda, and the Brisbane International Film Festival:
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19 Jul 2011, 7:21 am
Republicans believe that the federal government has gotten too big and as a solution propose severe cuts in spending and oppose tax increases. Democrats believe that the federal government needs to do more for the poor and the middle class and as a solution propose tax increases on the wealthy and oppose major cuts in entitlement programs. Nobody – not me, not [...] [read post]