Somewhere in a home or apartment in the Capital, a leading conservative ponders changes to established policy. He faces great pressure to offer something new and dynamic. The status quo has run dry and as he squeezes his alabaster hands he longs for an answer. He knows that he must adapt, and his party must to if it is to [...]
Anyone else catch the nutcase rally over in Arizona? Well, if you missed it here is the essential summary: You all remember good old Sarah Palin, former US vice presidential candidate and acclaimed author of “Going Rogue,” about how she did that very thing to the John McCain campaign, some would say dooming whatever chances he had. Well, this week [...]
I would love to spend all my time researching the ongoing flash mob hysteria – and whether or not it’s a problem, I can’t call the official response anything other than hysteria – but unfortunately I have classes to attend, so my only sources will remain news outlets, and my posts may be less than timely. The important facts: the [...]
The results have finally been released on Iraq’s election. The main takeaways are as follows: with a total of 325 seats in parliament, 8 of which are reserved for minority religious faiths (5 seats for Christians, and one each for Yazidis, Shabaks and Mandaeans). Allawi’s Iraqqiya has won 91 seats, putting him ahead of Maliki at 89. The INA trails [...]
Hey everyone, Ed Haldeman, CEO of Freddie Mac and Chairman of Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees, sat down with several PPR staff members today for an interview. Look for this in the April/May issue of PPR! Also, if you are interested in joining the interview team, please contact Jess, our Interview Director: jemayer@wharton.upenn.edu Cheers, Bob
I am relatively apathetic to student politics. As a freshman, I found the emphasis of most candidates on dining dollars and high-rise elevators rather trite. And as the years went by, I resigned myself to the conclusion that this is the perpetual and pathetic preoccupation of student government. Ergo, lack of interest. But I’m coming to realize that issues like [...]
Yesterday’s passage of healthcare reform has whipped up both parties in a frenzy- Democrats celebrating what they view as victory over the status quo, and Republicans lamenting the plan as over reaching, vulnerable to repeal, and perhaps constitutionally feeble. I’ve written a lot about this bill, and yesterday’s narrow margin of passage did little to assuage my underlying fears about [...]
Well it looks like the House will finally be passing the health care reform bill, although after the butchering its been through it can hardly be called revolutionary. The bill will help to provide more healthcare to millions of americans all over the country; however the lack of a public option seriously decreases the number of people that are actually [...]
Update: more coverage from the Inquirer here. Past posts from me here and here Yeah, it happened again. On South Street. Three arrests, no damage or injuries, but it was South Street and therefore a big deal. Is there coverage of this elsewhere? One would like some serious investigative journalism to be done, since I’m personally having difficulty penetrating the [...]
Those of you involved in the wider blogosphere may have noticed a tremendous outpouring of book lists in the last few days. Tyler Cowen, Matt Yglesias, Bryan Caplan, Arnold Kling, Will Wilkinson, Peter Suderman, E.D. Kain, and Kieran Healy, to name a few, have penned “my most important books” lists. A couple comments, and my list below. First, holy cow [...]
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