Debunking Krugman’s European Austerity Narrative
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on April 8th, 2013 11:08 pm by HL
Debunking Krugman’s European Austerity Narrative
Dan Mitchell, Cato
Statists are in a tough position. For years, they’ve been saying the United States should be more like Europe.And, as shown in these very funny cartoons by Michael Ramirez and Bob Gorrell, President Obama is a cheerleader for that effort.But now Europe’s welfare states are collapsing, so the left is scrambling to come up with some way of rationalizing their support for ever-growing levels of taxation and spending.
NRA Fails Again on School Plan
We Need an IQ Test for Politicians
Glenn Reynolds, New York Post
While politicians talk about expanding background checks for gun owners, I’m starting to think that what we really need are IQ tests for political officeholders. The only problem is, that might leave us with a lot of vacancies in Congress and America’s statehouses.The debacle over New York’s rushed-through gun bill is one example of what happens when enthusiasm meets stupid. But another is to be found in Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.), who supports a ban on full-capacity magazines without understanding what a magazine actually is.
