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How Budget Cuts Will Change the Black Middle Class - Room for Debate
What will the shrinking of the public sector mean for the economic prospects of African-Americans?Here is the article cited in the introduction:http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/07/12/obamageddon-coming-to-a-city-near-you/Here is the wikipedia page for the magazine:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_InterestA first reference from the wiki page:http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E4D7143CF930A25750C0A9639C8B63Dissident Conservatives. Tea Party?The American Interest seems to be most interested in civil order which is seen to be in danger from the destruction of the black middle class.The destruction is seen as a plus. -
In Debt Talks, Did the Tea Party Win? - Room for Debate
Have the conservative freshmen Republicans misrepresented their constituents in being too rigid in their approach to the debt crisis?They achieved their objective. In doing that they now own the problems. Those problems will get much worse. A win not worth the price. -
Will the Norway Massacre Deflate Europe's Right Wing? - Room for Debate
The killings could weaken nationalist fervor in Europe, as the Oklahoma City bombing cooled off militias in the U.S. in the late 1990s.The Oklahoma bombing was an attempt to start a civil war. The Norway Massacre was an attempt to promote a crusade. Witch hunting will continue. -
Jim D'Amato
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Clinton and AhmadinejadSpar at Nuclear Conference
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the U.N. to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions.The U.N. can't do that. It tried. Stuxnet may have worked. It did not change the ambitions.
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JKR
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Tragedy of Comedy
In an e-mail exchange with the author of a book on “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” some bonding over the demise of the romantic comedy.Communication here is too clumsy and uncertain to allow light banter. I would love to do some bonding by email. My AOL address is unchanged.
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Dennis Novak, MD
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Learning From Buchanan
If I understand I agree. Our President Has been listening to the wrong faction. I have been multiply disappointed.
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Voters Will Understand - Room for Debate
Constituents who understand our nation’s economic reality will support the Tea Party freshmen and the veteran lawmakers who stand on principle. He has had too much Kool-Aid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kool-Aid Salt water economics works so much better. -
Tea Party's Victory on Debt May Be Brief - Room for Debate
Tea Party Republicans could learn that the promises that help parties to achieve legislative victories can also come back to haunt them." The fact is that through their victory, Republicans “own” this deficit package, just as President Obama “owned” the stimulus." -
Rene Pedraza
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/opinion/sunday/24bittman.html?_r=1&src=tp
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Now the Tea Party Has Romney - Room for Debate
The Tea Party has succeeded in dragging Mitt Romney away from the political center in their direction and toward their budgetary priorities.
Europe is crashing. Watch the Republicans try to blame the American collapse on Europe. It will be hard to do that as the stock market runs up. Hot money running from the crash.
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The Stigma Against the Unemployed Is Self-Defeating - Room for Debate
Employers are acting against their own interests if they pursue such categorical exclusions.No, they are not. -
The Best Way to Deal With Xenophobia - Room for Debate
Politicians should be askingI still have nothing to add to this. -
Should Central Banks Buy Gold? - Room for Debate
Gold is no longer a currency, but central banks and investors alike are hoarding it.http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/03/this-mornings-grim-eurothought/http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/08/second-time-farcehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BCning,_Heinrichhttp://www.amazon.com/Golden-Fetters-Depression-1919-1939-Development/dp/0195101138http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14392943In a word, no. -
The Tea Party Is Challenging the G.O.P. - Room for Debate
The Tea Party seems to be on a collision course with three key Republican factions, conflicts which could fracture and even cripple that party. I have read and enjoyed Glen Greenwald in Slate. These will be interesting times. -
Winston Smith
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Anonymity and the Dark Side of the Internet
A name is much easier to sell to.
Why should the name be the writer's?
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Bill Benton
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Learning From Buchanan
Our president should learn from him.
He has been doing some apparently very dumb things.
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Lloyd
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Tragedy of Comedy
In an e-mail exchange with the author of a book on “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” some bonding over the demise of the romantic comedy.E-mail bonding would be wonderful. Clever volleys of wit could be attempted. I do better when I don't pull my punches. I want to end with you.
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For the Tea Party, a Long War - Room for Debate
If the Tea Party accepts that the process will take time, then it will do very well in the next election and may actually pick up some seats.Chinese water torture is not terrible at the start. Fifteen months.
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