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Exhausting Race (Part 1)

We are all, as Sean Gonsalves wrote, morally exhausted from dealing with and talking about race. But, to borrow from an old spiritual, we have little choice but to "run on, see what the end will be," because the exhausting race is the only way forward. It's the door...

A Lot of Fat In The "Pig Book"

It's an annual Beltway ritual. The group Citizens Against Government Waste releases the "Pig Book," detailing all the so-called "pork" coming out of Congress. Outrage is ginned up over all the wacky things congresspeople are funding: Fruit fly research! Bear DNA!...

Getting What You Pay For

Well, that didn't take long. Ya gotta admire people who know how to get results, and get them fast. For that reason, I've got to take my hat off to the National Association of Home Builders, for pulling off something almost worthy of Wall Street: their own version of...

Profiting Off Debt

I feel like I see ads for the deceptively-named "Free Credit Report" more and more and more, as if the worse the economy gets, the more companies seek to prey on those who are struggling. As you may know (but obviously not enough do), Free Credit Report is a...

So You'll Be Giving Back Those Oil Subsidies Then?

At yesterday's House Energy Independence and Global Warming committee hearing, oil executives railed against proposals to invest in renewable energy. In particular, ExxonMobil executive J. Stephen Simon said, "government mandates and subsidies distort market forces...

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