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Libya's Lessons for Syria - Room for Debate
Libya took up arms and called for foreign military intervention. And they got it.Oil is of great value. Southern Europe depends on a flow from Libya.Military assistance for these Syrians is Israeli. The Syrians will get it when a good offer is made. Israel would like less tension on their northern border. Turkey is busy with the Kurds. -
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Obesity and School Lunches
“Obesity and School Lunches - http://nyti.ms/h9yizL”Not a real strong signal.Ten percent of the sample gained on the high calorie diet.
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Qaddafi's End, the Mideast's Future - Room for Debate
From Egypt and Tunisia to Syria and Bahrain, what effect will the Libyan dictator's death have on the region?The recognized ratio for the defeat of a guerrilla operation is ten regime soldiers for each local warrior. Qadaffi could not do that once the mercenaries went home. The revolutionaries problem was to stay viable until the central government ran out of cash. -
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Liberals Ask: What’s a Progressive?
“Liberals Ask: What’s a Progressive? - http://nyti.ms/aN7GgG”A progressive is a liberal on Republican Kool-Aid.It is protective coloration in Texas.
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Banks Should Welcome Rules - Room for Debate
The costs of regulation are trivial relative to the costs of an economic crisis like the recent one.So far the present crisis has not cost the bankers. The costs come at the end of next week. -
Taxes and the Tyranny of the Minority - Room for Debate
No government can survive indefinitely while catering to the fantasy that taxes are evil or unnecessary."No government can survive indefinitely while catering to the fantasy that taxes are evil or unnecessary. If our leaders cannot bring themselves to support even this timid tax increase for the most fortunate Americans, that will be bad news both for our fiscal prospects and for our civic faith that democracy can function effectively in a society marked by vast economic inequality."The shrub is not stupid, he is small. At change of party a modern president is looking at at most eight years in office. No event during that eight years will not bear his name. Events after those eight years will bear another's name. Bush II put in place a number of events on the speculation that they would not cause pain until he was well out of office. That pain is with us now. -
Occupy Wall Street's Shrewd Slogan - Room for Debate
By saying 'We are the 99%,' Occupy Wall Street frames itself as part of a vast 'us' along with most of the public, against a tiny 'them.'
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Occupy Wall St. Learns From Globalization Protests - Room for Debate
This movement does not yet know how powerful it is. The answer will determine what demands are possible.Mostly they learned what not to do. -
Occupy Wall Street Should Beware of the Old Guard - Room for Debate
This grassroots movement must avoid being co-opted by big, established organizations like unions and political lobbies.The old guard is playing catch up. That is not a winning strategy. -
A Plan for the Uber-Rich - Room for Debate
Flat taxes are regressive, in that they place a high tax burden on the most vulnerable at the lower income scales.Herman Cain fell into a ditch. I doubt we will see him again.
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Bank Profits Are Shrinking, as They Should - Room for Debate
The market no longer determines the success or failure of banks.The real problem is that the profits are not shrinking.They are on treasury notes rather than mortgages. -
Occupy Wall Street Can Change the Public's Thinking - Room for Debate
If protesters manage to direct the anger of a portion of the '99 percent,' they will have done their job.They have done their job. They remain to keep the job done. -
Occupy Wall Street Uses the Power of a Crowd - Room for Debate
The chanted slogan, 'This is what democracy looks like,' could not be better chosen.The crowd acts in the presence of police as a school of fish does in the presence of a shark. There are those at the front but they do not lead. -
High Fees, High Earnings - Room for Debate
Overdraft fees go far beyond covering the cost of providing checking accounts and are used to increase short-term earnings."There is no such thing as a bad risk. There are only bad premiums."Loyd's of London -
Obama Is Right to be Concerned About Justice - Room for Debate
Modern capitalism isn’t working for today's middle class.Capitalism is working great.The middle class has no capital but their skills. -
Tax Policy and Americans' 'Last-Place Aversion' - Room for Debate
What explains the recurring tendency of lower-income Americans to vote against their own economic interests.It could be this. It could be a childish faith in Santa Clause or fairies."A Dollar and a dream"."A man's reach must exceed his grasp or what's a heaven for?"If there is no top there is no goal. -
Cain's Tax Plan Needs to Be Recalibrated - Room for Debate
Eliminating subsidies is a great idea, but we don't need to increase taxes on the poor, decrease taxes on the rich, or forgo revenue.That is not a recalibration.That is reconstruction. -
Obama's Tax Plan: What He Really Told Us - Room for Debate
Implicit in Obama's plan is a recognition that there is something deeply dangerous about the direction in which our elites have led us.Yes. Aristocracy."No truce with kings." -
TimesCast | Intuitive and Accessible
No matter how one tries there are no audio maps.
Audio is inherently linear. -
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Libya's Lessons for Syria - Room for Debate
Libya took up arms and called for foreign military intervention. And they got it.Syria's military aid will come from Israel. They will not aid enemies.A tough choice: Religion or life.I hope they choose life. The other Palestinians have not.
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