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Life and politics

Why the government is shut down?

In democracy majority rules. However, it is unwise to implement a major law with a narrow majority, and despite...

Oct 1, 2013

The hammer and sickle country

Political analysts often look at the map and try to identify Republicans’ and Democrats’ strongholds. They see the country...

Jul 15, 2013

The price is always right…

…Prof. Krugman is wrong In his column “The Price Is Wrong” Prof. Krugman argues with the free market proponents...

Apr 5, 2013

Fixing GOP

The Republican National Committee prepared the Growth and Opportunity Project report suggesting using more digital media. The problem is...

Apr 4, 2013

Divorce government from marriage

The gay marriage issue has nothing to do with social values, but a lot with values measured in dollars....

Mar 23, 2013

Capitalism versus socialism,

Conservatives and liberals are much alike. Both want to use the powers of government to impose their views on...

Mar 16, 2013

Conservatives and liberals are much alike

Liberals are just socialists. Conservatism as we have it today is like a once young attractive woman, who a...

Jan 24, 2013

Terrorists won again

The whole world turned its eyes to the hostage drama somewhere in the middle of the Sahara. Seeking recognition,...

Jan 18, 2013

Crowd funding and lotto – which is worse?

Securities and Exchange Commission is finalizing its work on implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, signed into...

Jan 18, 2013

Balcerowicz for president

The WSJ published an interview with Leszek Balcerowicz. Sometimes it feels good to be Polish. I remember Mr. Balcerowicz...

Dec 16, 2012
Remark of the day

How to respond to the nuclear blackmail?

November 19, 2024
Ukraine

Putin always waved that he had atomic bombs. Now, he claims that he might use it if, thanks to the military help, Ukraine might defend itself from being conquered by Russia. Putin needs to be told that the West is prepared. Our defense will most likely encounter rockets with nuclear weapons before they leave the Russian territory. But we are ready to accept that we might not intercept them all. However, our response will be swift and merciless. Russia, as we know it, will be no longer. In particular, it will be forever deprived of having any nuclear arsenal. I bet that in such a situation, even if Putin decides to press that red button, it will be after some reasonable people in Russia disconnect it from the launchpad. I hope our intelligence services have already arranged that.

Putin is in charge of Ukraine’s defense

November 14, 2024
Ukraine

At least, that is what the recent revelations about the behind-the-scenes American policy determining aid for Ukr...

Is Musk losing it?

August 20, 2024
Life and politics

Elon Musk claims that he is ready to serve as the chief of the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trum...

$44 billion for loud lamenting

July 26, 2024
Life and politics, Media

Elon Musk warned us that “America is headed for bankruptcy.” The national debt, which is $34 trillion and gro...

Do we need the judiciary branch of the government?

July 10, 2024
Life and politics

That question comes to mind when reading critics of the recent Supreme Court decision weakening so-called Chevron deference. In t...