Day: May 20, 2009

No matter how you cut it, Obama’s appearance at Notre Dame was a political victory for him

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Despite the best efforts of protestors, it’s a huge PR victory for the President. While his policies promote abortion ruthlessly, he spoke such nice, conciliatory words… and all on the stage of a famous Catholic institution. As Notre Dame alumnus Bill McGurn writes below “It was precisely the message President Obama wanted to send: How … Read more

Here’s a particularly stupid explanation for the financial meltdown.

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Donald Luskin referenced this on his website. The author is a woman economist in Britain. Why did the bankers behave so badly? | vox – Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists In a fascinating and innovative study, Coates and Herbert (2008) advance the notion that steroid feedback loops may help explain why male … Read more