Nicholas Katzenbach was one of my favorite Attorneys General. Though it may seem odd to begin a post about Eric Holder, the just resigned A.G., with a recollection of an Attorney General from L.B.J.’s administration, please bear with me. Katzenbach, who died in 2012, was a pivotal part of the Kennedy and Johnson presidencies. It […]
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Eric Holder–The Activist Attorney General
26 Sep 2014
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Chart of the Day–Longest tenured jobs
23 Sep 2014
I find very intriguing the right hand side of the chart (HT to Mark Perry @ Carpe Diem). What do you think explains this? Your answer should to some degree use the 2nd Law of Economics: Incentives Matter! And be nice please….
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Hot Air in New York
22 Sep 2014
The “Climate Mongers” are at it again. Thousands of protesters were out in New York and a few other cities around the world to try to salvage their dying cause of man-made global warming and the associated “solutions” they have variously proposed. The mainstream news media were also on this story like leeches, giving it […]
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Capitalism and the Common Good
18 Sep 2014
In a September 5, 2014 article “Capitalism and the Common Good” published in Christianity Today, Kevin Brown used the Institute for Faith Work & Economics (IFWE) “I, Smartphone” video and the “conflict mineral” coltan to introduce his topic. Brown is a supporter of the market system. He eloquently provides a utilitarian defense of markets. “Markets have enabled progress and […]
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I was sitting (lying is more like it) on my couch asking myself why I can’t seem to think of something to write about the last week or two. Yes, I am busy, no doubt. But as I pondered I realized that I was simply overwhelmed with issues and don’t really where to start. With […]
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U.S. Commitment to Religious Freedom in Decline
08 Sep 2014
A Sudanese woman, Meriam Ibrahim, was accused by her own father of illegally converting to Christianity. At one point, he accused her of committing adultery because of her marriage to a Christian man, Daniel Wani, who is also an American citizen. The story is complicated by the fact that her father is a Muslim and […]
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White Democrats in the South: Then and Now
04 Sep 2014
Michelle Nunn is the scion of a political brand. A Democrat running in what is now a deeply Republican state, Nunn is squaring off against David Perdue, a GOP businessman, for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. In a year when control of the Senate is in doubt, this contest, and others throughout the […]
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Mr. Obama used his weekend address to try and refocus attention away from disastrous foreign policy news and to something that can motivate his base. Even Democrats are attacking his “hands off” approach, with Senator Dianne Feinstein calling him “too cautious.” So its only natural that Mr. Obama would like to change the subject. […]
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Golf is Not the Problem. Leadership Is.
25 Aug 2014
President Barack Obama’s golf habits have garnered significant media attention recently. Politico ran a long story on the politics of presidential golf, and Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post, argues that Obama’s disconnectedness, symbolized by his proclivities for short pants and long drivers, threatens the Democrats’ chances in the upcoming mid-term elections. Even Jimmy Fallon, […]
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Late Thoughts on Ferguson and Civil Disobedience
22 Aug 2014
Any rational person should wade into the waters surrounding Ferguson, MO very cautiously. Why? We have no idea what happened to touch off the events. We know that a young, unarmed man is dead at the hands of a police officer. We know he was shot six times. We know very little about the event […]
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