Talk About Missing the Point!
Mar 18Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick [cross-posted at JenMc’s Blog] It seems to me much of the criticism about executive compensation has been misplaced. What’s supposed to be so horrible about CEO’s getting big bonuses? “They just don’t get it.” “They’re idiots.” “They don’t understand that people are hurting and angry.” “They’re insensitive to public perceptions.” [...]
Tortured Logic
Jan 18Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick [cross-posted at JenMc’s Blog] 1. Water boarding is torture. 2. The Bush administration authorized water boarding. 3. Authorizing torture is a punishable offense. Therefore… ? What’s the rationale for denying the claim that someone from the Bush administration is liable to criminal prosecution? We should look forward, not backward (Obama). [...]
Don’t Know Much About Economics…
Dec 10Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick [cross-posted at Jen Mc’s Blog] Don’t Know Much About Economics… But as far as I can figure… The plan of the Trouble Asset Relief Program is that the US government borrows money from China so that they can lend it to banks so banks can lend it to consumers/taxpayers. (China [...]
Walter Block Replies
Mar 16Guest Blog by Walter E. Block Why do I think of Ron Paul as a libertarian and support his candidacy for president (for purposes of the present discussion I will not distinguish between these) but do not consider Randy Barnett in this way? As Roderick very, very truly says, each of these men hold views [...]
Stating the Obvious
Dec 14Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick Watch news, a talk show, or the like, and notice how many times you hear the word “obviously.” About the flooding in the Northwest the other day: “Residents are obviously trapped and obviously in need of supplies.” Umm … what they were showing was houses with water up to the [...]
Only Against Illegal Immigration?
Oct 07Guest Blog by Jennifer McKitrick There’s something fishy about some anti-immigration arguments. They say “We’re not against immigration, we’re against illegal immigration.” OK, so the problem with immigrants is that they broke some laws. But are they good laws? If yes, they’re for laws designed to keep immigrants out, so they are against immigration. If [...]
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