“Some people say it is “name-calling” if you refer to someone as a liberal. There is nothing inherently negative about the word “liberal.” If it has acquired negative overtones, that is because of what liberals have done and the consequences that followed”. –Thomas Sowell, listing his, “Random Thoughts”
Archive for May, 2006
May19th2006
“At Oxford Ghosn presents a gift of $2.7 million from Nissan to fund a Japanese studies program and then turns to one of his favorite activities–meeting with a group of graduate students. When one student asks why Nissan lags behind Toyota in new hybrid vehicles, Ghosn shoots back: “When you have technology that costs $6,000 […]
May18th2006
This is the latest fad of the California public school system:
Everyday there’s a new reason for parents of modest means to wish they had more choices in educating their children. The latest is the seemingly relentless drive to turn public education into a form of social engineering even as schools fail in their primary mission […]
May18th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Economics, Europe, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Immigration. 4 Comments“I have a friend who is French who is a great Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He was born in France but his parents were from Tunisia (he’s Jewish). He was born in France so he has no accent. But he told me that he ultimately left France because everyone […]
May17th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Economics, Europe, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Immigration. 7 Comments“I already wrote in my Spanish blog about an article published in Spanish leading newspaper El País about Condolezza Rice. This article argued that since Condolezza Rice was black it was to be expected that her intentions would be dark, lacking in transparency. It literally said that “it is obvious that Condolezza Rice´s hands are […]
May16th2006
What The Tax Cuts Have Done To The Economy
Published by in Economics, General and Taxes. 14 CommentsThe Wall Street Journal writes:
If ever there was a market test of economic policy, the last three years have been it. The stock market has recovered from its implosion in Bill Clinton’s last year in office, unemployment is down to 4.7%, and growth has averaged 3.9% in the three years since those tax cuts passed–well […]
May16th2006
Quote Of The Day
Published by in Economics, Europe, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Immigration. 0 Comments“Having lived through the experience of being an immigrant both in the United States and in Europe I would like to make some comments on what are the key issues that Europe needs to address for a better assimilation of immigrants…I am a Spaniard. I have the same rights as all the Spaniards. Still Spanish […]
May15th2006
“Price movements up or down provide incentives for people to consume less or to consume more — and to produce more or produce less. From the standpoint of the economy as a whole, the history of any particular batch of oil is irrelevant. Prices need to ration all oil according to existing supply and demand. […]
May13th2006
“How can people who say we don’t have enough troops in Iraq advocate that we intervene militarily in Darfur?” –Thomas Sowell, listing his Random Thoughts
May12th2006
“Ironically, the people who are making the most noise about the high price of gasoline are the very people who have for years blocked every attempt to increase our own oil supply. They have opposed drilling for oil off the Atlantic coast, off the Pacific coast, or in Alaska. They have prevented the building of […]
May11th2006
Alan Murray writes in the Wall Street Journal:
Give Rex Tillerson some credit. The new chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corp. ventured out of his executive cocoon last week to be interviewed by Matt Lauer on NBC’s “Today” show — an act of courage for an oil company CEO….
Mr. Lauer is no Sam Donaldson. Still, […]
May11th2006
“What has also happened in recent times has been that higher gasoline prices bring outraged charges of “gouging” by Big Oil. Some of the most emotionally powerful political words and phrases are wholly undefined — “exploitation,” “greed,” “social justice” and the perennial favorite, “gouging.” Are the oil companies charging all that the traffic will bear? […]
May10th2006
The Difference Between Democrats And Republicans
Published by in Economics, General, ModernPolitics and Taxes. 13 CommentsJust when you thought there was no difference between Democrats and Republicans, the members of the house clearly show you there is:
Here’s how the members of the U.S. House voted on that bill to extend prior tax cuts for small businesses and investors and to reign in the dreaded Alternative Minimum Tax:
15/197 = Democrats in […]
May10th2006
“Which brings us to the Bush Administration, which is bludgeoned daily by the likes of Mr. Schumer, whose real concern is exploiting an issue that might elect a Democratic Senate in November. Meanwhile, the White House refuses to attack the left’s anti-consumer energy policies and has even capitulated on requiring a rise in auto fuel-efficiency […]
May9th2006
Hawaii Democrats Learn Economics: The Hard Way
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Economics and General. 0 CommentsJohn Fund of The Wall Street Journal writes:
Hawaii, which once proposed to be the nation’s thought leader in dealing with high gasoline prices, has new advice for the country: Never mind.
Late last month, legislators quietly agreed on a bill to rescind Hawaii’s eight-month-old experiment with gasoline price caps. While every Democrat in the legislature had […]
May9th2006
“[On the question of how to lower gas prices]We’ve also heard proposals to force the oil companies to cut the pay of their CEOs to $500,000. That’s about what Kobe Bryant makes for a handful of basketball games, but even if the salaries were chopped to this level–and all of the savings passed on to […]
