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Disbelief as Belief

November 13, 2015

Are we at a point of true reflection on the right in politics? Here in the US we have the extraordinary spectacle of a bevy of outsiders of various political stripes leading in the polls not long before the election process gets into its more concrete moments. Decisions are looming very closely. A few months back […]

Economics, Politics / fiscal policy, government spending, Reagan, Republicans, tax cuts /

Republican Debt Builders

November 12, 2015

Just to make the point, here is a chart I grabbed, back in 2012, from Atlantic magazine: It shows the increase in the national debt as a percentage of GDP during various presidential regimes. Guess what? Reagan – he of small government and endless […]

Commentary, Politics / economic policy, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rubio, supply side economics, tax cuts /

Republican Pseudo-Economics

November 11, 2015

I was going to write about last night’s Republican presidential debate. After all it was ostensibly about the economy. But I can’t. I won’t. There is nothing to say other than these two observations: First: the questions themselves were designed to allow the candidates to spout standard Republican ideology unfettered by reality. For instance, early on […]