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I’m not white, I’m an American

Back in college I made a speech about America’s obsession with race and why we aren’t allowed to simply identify ourselves as American. The details of the speech escape me, but I feel the same now as I did then. … Continue reading

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I feel bad for Bernanke

Not only is there nothing Bernanke can do to prevent further meltdown in housing and erosion of the economy, but if there was he wouldn’t know what to do. From this AP article: One of the suggestions Bernanke made was … Continue reading

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Stupid Traffic/Cellphone Study

Cell phone users tie up traffic: study I hate bad journalism and when journalists write about anything remotely scientific they sound like friggin idiots. Case in point this remarkably dumb article trying to summarize a remarkably dumb study. The attempt … Continue reading

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My 315 cents on gas prices

Everyone is talking about gas prices, but why, I don’t see anything out of the ordinary happening. Supply is down and demand is at record levels. Pull out your remedial economics thinking cap and figure out what that means, you’re … Continue reading

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Paying for socialism

Britian’s Taxes hit all-time high There’s usually a big rift when it comes to the issue of government providing services to citizens. The socialist would say to provide healthcare and other services to everyone for free. The capitalist might say … Continue reading

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