Johan Norberg writes,
But despite very real problems in Mexico, if you look at the statistics here and here, you see that since NAFTA, Mexico’s income per capita has increased by more than 50 percent, open unemployment has dropped from 4 to 3 percent, inequality has declined from a gini of almost 55 to about 50, […]
Archive for November, 2004
Nov30th2004
Mexico After NAFTA
Published by in Economics, FreeTrade, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and LatinAmerica. 7 CommentsNov30th2004
Economist Bruce Bartlett argues that it is,
I patiently explained to Hedrick Smith, the chief correspondent and producer of the program, that the main beneficiaries of Wal-Mart’s low-price policy are the poor, who could now afford products that would be out of their reach but not for Wal-Mart, improving their lives and raising their standard […]
Nov30th2004
“For now, Rove’s goals are at once more immediate and more lofty: to design a legislative and philosophical agenda that will lead to further GOP gains, and beyond that to a political dominance that could last for decades, as FDR’s New Deal did.” –Howard Fineman writing in MSNBC
Nov30th2004
When Capitalism Starts To Replace Communism
Published by in Capitalism, Communism, Economics and General. 0 CommentsYou get some of the best malls in the world,
It takes about two days to explore Beijing’s new Golden Resources Shopping Mall - the world’s largest. Minnesota’s “Mall of America” is 4 million square feet. Golden Resources, built in an impressive 20 months and opened Oct. 24, is 6 million square feet.
Nov29th2004
“It was an outcome that took even the President’s closest advisers by surprise. George W. Bush emerged from the election with fifty-one percent of the popular vote — the first outright majority for any presidential candidate since his father in 1988, and the first president since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936 to be re-elected while […]
Nov29th2004
Likely Bush Nominees To The Court
Published by in General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Judicial Nominees. 2 CommentsThe New Republic has an article describing the likely Bush nominees to the high court, one possible nominee is,
Emilio Garza, 57. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Bush has made no secret of his desire to appoint the first Latino justice, but, last week, he nominated White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales as attorney […]
Nov29th2004
Why do (most) women in Britain get late term abortions? The BBC writes,
Speaking at a conference in London, Ms Furedi said: “It may be that they’re very young, and they’ve been in denial or haven’t been able to tell their parents.
“It may be that they’ve been very ambivalent about the pregnancy and it’s taken […]
Nov29th2004
From the Wall Street Journal’s political diary,
The recriminations over John Kerry’s failed campaign continue. The latest participant in the circular firing squad is Simon Rosenberg, founder of the centrist New Democrat Network, a 527 independent political group that spent $6 million to increase Democratic turnout among Hispanic voters. “John Kerry did not compete adequately for […]
Nov28th2004
You must check out the world’s first 2.5 gigapixel photo.
You can zoom all the way into the windows on the buildings.
Nov28th2004
Before I begin with my case against gay marriage, I want to make a note that my argument is based on the act of homosexuality, not the person. In addition, I make no judgement, good or bad, about homosexuality in general. The gay marriage debate is perceived by many as a debate about gays. It […]
Nov27th2004
Patrick Ruffini, webmaster for Bush/Cheney ‘04 site, quotes an article that demonstrates the significance of the Catholic vote this election,
Bush’s strong performance among Catholics, it turns out, was crucial to his victory. Bush won Catholics 52%-47% this time, while Al Gore carried them 50%-46% in 2000. If Kerry had done as well as Gore, […]
Nov26th2004
Immigration Is Good
Published by in Economics, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Immigration. 3 CommentsThere’s also evidence that migration is an overall net positive for the migrants and the countries they came from. That’s according to Yale Global.
Nov26th2004
The Road To Unemployment Is Paved With Good Intentions
Published by in Economics and General. 1 CommentHow good intentions can cause high unemployment,
The employers´ organisation Almega reports that Swedish businesses are right now asking them a lot of questions about how to fire sick people, and what they can ask potential employees to make sure that they don’t have any health problems. Why this attack on the most vulnerable? Because from […]
Nov26th2004
Is there such a thing?
Glen Whitman, Assistant Professor of Economics at California State University, Northridge, discusses the propensity of people to assume their job is the most important job in the world.
Nov26th2004
“When Michael Moore begins to become a symbol and spokesperson for Democrats, we’re on the road to losing elections” — Sen. Joe Lieberman, on the Fox News Channel.
Nov25th2004
Take some time today to give thanks for what you have. Hug a friend, kiss a family member, today is the day to spread thanks.
