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Independents Made the Difference on Tuesday, and Will Again in 2012

Independents Made the Difference on Tuesday, and Will Again in 2012

The conventional wisdom held that the Tea Party would power the Republican Party to its many victories on Tuesday.  It did not turn out that way.   The crucial factor in the GOP’s success was not the Tea Party, but the ...Read more

Be Careful What you Wish For:  The States’ Wrong-headed Attack on Obamacare

Be Careful What you Wish For: The States’ Wrong-headed Attack on Obamacare

On Tuesday 71% of Missouri voters in a referendum elected to opt out of the federal government’s new requirement that all Americans buy healthcare insurance by 2014.  The vote is seen broadly as a measure of unhappiness with the healthcare ...Read more

Fiancial Reform and Its Real Starting Point: Looking in the Mirror

Fiancial Reform and Its Real Starting Point: Looking in the Mirror

Last Thursday’s newspapers were full of news.  Above the Wall Street Journal’s crease, for example, readers learned about violence in Greece, where three people were killed in a firebomb attack during a national strike that was ...Read more