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Please Fire the Pundits!

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 […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: accuracy, blogs, internet, Krugman, predictions, pundits, Sowell
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The Lie of Income Distribution

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 […]

Articles written by Brianna Aubin
Tags: distribution of income, income, OMB, poverty, Sowell, statistics, wealth
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There Is No Free Lunch

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 […]

Articles written by Tom Carter
Tags: costs, health care reform, Sowell
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