Interesting piece on the political values of the Scots-Irish pointed out by middle aged economist Craig Newmark: The Bush campaign proceeds outward from a familiar mantra: strong leadership, success in war, neighbor helping neighbor, family values, and belief in God. Contrary to many analyses, these issues reach much farther than the oft-discussed Christian right. The […]

Let me know if you have any trouble leaving comments. Thanks to a spammer promoting a poker site, I’ve had to make some changes to the comment posting file. It appears to not cause any problems for legitimate posts, but you never know. Anything related to poker in your email, post or url will make […]

Joint Statement Against Censorware (Jan. 17, 2001 ff.) The following individuals and organizations oppose mandatory Internet blocking technology requirements in public schools and libraries because blocking technologies: * Underblock what they are supposed to block * Overblock what they are not supposed to block * Rely on subjective “expert” control * Are error-prone, vulnerable, problematic, […]

Yahoo! News – Nobel laureate calls for steeper tax cuts in US “What Bush has done has been not very big, it’s pretty small,” Prescott told CNBC financial news television. “Tax rates were not cut enough,” he said. My thought on it: Tax cuts need to become a yearly ritual. They were during Bush’s first […]

In a spirited and compelling fashion, Bullish on Bush sets the record straight on the stunning success of President Bush’s tax cut policies. It also provides the first comprehensive analysis of George W. Bush’s bold second term economic agenda to create a broad-based Ownership Society in America and explains how Bush’s tax relief policies have […]

Great article on the President’s agenda for an Ownership Society. Only thing I’d add is that in addition to being the right thing politically the things the President is pushing are right on their own merits as well. Secure Liberty – The Bush Domestic Agenda This is the vision of a true ownership society. Home […]