Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Against the empathy standard for choosing judges

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Ruth Marcus’s Misguided Defense of the Obama Standard . By Ed Whelan Bench Memos/NRO, May 07, 2009 In today’s Washington Post, columnist Rut...
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In favor of the empathy standard for choosing judges

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Behind Justice's Blindfold , By Ruth Marcus WaPo, Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Should the judge be an umpire or an empathizer? Chief Justice J...
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Hedge Funds Outraged At Bullying But Also Cowering In Fear

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Hedge Funds Outraged At Obama Bullying But Also Cowering In Fear . By Clifford S. Asness Business Insider, May 5, 2009, 12:29 PM Cliff Asnes...

An Economic Analysis of the Distributional Consequences of Cap-and-Trade

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An Economic Analysis of the Distributional Consequences of Cap-and-Trade . By Aparna Mathur Testimony House American Energy Solutions Group ...

The luck of the Irish runs out

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Waiting for Dough , by Christopher Caldwell The luck of the Irish runs out. The Weekly Standard, May 11, 2009, Volume 014, Issue 32 More tha...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Famine-monger Lester Brown still gets it wrong after all these years

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Never Right, But Never in Doubt . By Ronald Bailey Famine-monger Lester Brown still gets it wrong after all these years Reason, May 5, 2009 ...

The Best Judges Obama Can't Pick

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The Best Judges Obama Can't Pick . By Benjamin Wittes Brookings, May 3, 2009 What do Merrick Garland, David Tatel and Jose Cabranes have...

What You Can(‘t) Do About Global Warming

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What You Can(‘t) Do About Global Warming World Climate Report, April 30, 2009 We are always hearing about ways that you can “save the planet...

Corporate Tax Reform

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Corporate Tax Reform . WaPo Editorial The president's tax plan can be the start of an important discussion. WaPo, Tuesday, May 5, 2009 E...
Monday, May 4, 2009

Study: Declining Great Lakes Levels Entirely Natural

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Study: Declining Great Lakes Levels Entirely Natural . By Henry Payne Detroit, Mich. — Like polar bears, hurricanes, and arctic ice caps, re...

Small Nuclear Power Plants To Dot the Arctic Circle

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Small Nuclear Power Plants To Dot the Arctic Circle Slashdot, May 3, 2009

DLC Proposes Plan to Spur Housing Recovery

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In First Policy Report, New DLC Proposes Plan to Spur Housing Recovery New Analysis Recommends Expanding and Advancing Federal Homebuyer Tax...

As the U.S. Retreats, Iran Fills the Void

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As the U.S. Retreats, Iran Fills the Void . By Amir Taheri WSJ, May 04, 2009 Convinced that the Obama administration is preparing to retreat...
Sunday, May 3, 2009

Demographics & Depression

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Demographics & Depression , by David P. Goldman First Things, May 2009 Three generations of economists immersed themselves in study of t...