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The Ongoing Financial Crisis

I am becoming more and more convinced that the US is heading towards a recession. If not that, then at least a period of very slow growth that will surely feel exactly like an actual downturn. All the signs are now there: employment is softening, jobless claims are rising, consumer spending is fitful, confidence is […]

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A Million Souls?

This discussion, now raging in Washington, about the efficacy and legality of waterboarding sickens me. There should be no discussion. The moral lines are drawn clearly for all to see: torture such as waterboarding is repugnant and totally antithetical to any norm of civilized behaviour. Countries, and individuals, who stoop to torture define themselves as […]

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Mukasey: What to do?

Having sat on the sidelines for a few weeks I feel impelled to re-enter the fray with a few words about Mukasey, Bush’s nominee for Attorney General. First up, here’s the New York Times article from today:Nominee’s Stand May Avoid Tangle of Torture Cases Now here’s the problem: the Time’s article is giving credence to […]

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