May 23rd, 2011
By Dr. Jim Taylor I should be a pundit. According to a new study, I possess the two qualities most predictive of accurate prognostication. More on that shortly. You should be a pundit; you have as much chance of being correct in your predictions as most pundits. More on that a bit later too. Remember […]
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Tags: accuracy, blogs, internet, Krugman, predictions, pundits, Sowell
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July 1st, 2010
By Brianna Aubin Mark Twain used to say that there were three types of falsehoods: lies, damned lies, and statistics. One of those statistics which are typically hurled at conservatives, libertarians, and classical liberals by the various demagogues of the Left is the lie of income distribution. The amount of wealth belonging to the top […]
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Tags: distribution of income, income, OMB, poverty, Sowell, statistics, wealth
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November 3rd, 2009
By Tom Carter It wouldn’t be accurate to say that the cost of health care reform keeps creeping up. Seems with every passing day, it’s jumping up. According to an AP report, the House bill is now tagged at $1.2 trillion dollars. Today I read a column by Thomas Sowell, one of the most astute […]
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Tags: costs, health care reform, Sowell
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