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Archive of the posts written by author : Henry Oliner.

A Need for Mutiny

It is stunning to see such a reversal in the Democrat’s fortune in the course of one year.  As the electorate sees the hopes and dreams degenerate into deficits and taxes, the administration will be inclined to spin the outcome

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Anger vs Nasty

I find that following and being followed by a few thousand people on Twitter gives one a certain feel of the pulse of the electorate. I realize that most of my followers are right of center, thought I aim to

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Going Galt

My second article in American Thinker A Political Recession Excerpts: Growth is being restricted by political uncertainty more than economic policy. More business people who are either able or nearing retirement are “going Galt”, downsizing or reducing their income and

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Healthcare outrage will reduce the number of doctors.

This may be anecdotal, but I keep hearing doctors becoming outraged over the greater intrusion of government into the healthcare delivery. Some threaten to retire early, work less, refuse Medicare patients, or otherwise adjust to the interference. Doctors already face

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How Low Can You Go

This is how desperate  and how low the Massachusetts Democrats are willing to go. This is the Democrat Party mailer Scott Thomas is suing over.  I realize that political operatives from both parties have often believed in the effectiveness of

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The Magical Fed

The poor business environment is driving down wages and costs, but inflation looms because of the government’s record deficit.  Record low interest rates are not having the desired effect because the recession is more due to political policies than economic.

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The Nail in Kennedy’s Coffin

The race in Massachusetts is stunning.  If Democrat Coakley is unable to beat Republican Brown in the bluest of blue states, then any Democrat is vulnerable. Just the fact that this race is close  should be a startling wakeup call

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Notes on The Global Warming Contest

When climatologists such as John Coleman debunk AGW, the believers contest that he is not the right kind of scientist to dispute the “science”.  He is after all “just a weatherman”. Al Gore is certainly no scientist and has less

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Misreading the Mandate

It is worthy to note how the president’s popularity has dissipated so rapidly in his first year.  I believe it is for three reasons. Obama’s success was more related to luck than his party wants to admit.  The timing of

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The Israelis did not Kill Massoud Mohammadi

… according to Mideast expert Micah Halpern Excerpt This explosion was so powerful and out of control it was designed to kill, maim and damage in a wide circumference around the bomb. This was not the work of a Western

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My Favorite Independent Blogs

Bluegrass Pundit-Politics Blond Sagacity- Politics & Culture The Daily Gut- Edgy Yes And Not Yes- Investment Focus The Micah Report-   Middle East Focus

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The Costs of Poor Customer Service

I have a Schwab account that was closed out years ago. Because of the imperfections of the process of closing accounts it has a balance of eighteen cents. If I call I will face 20 minutes of voice mail. I

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The Whole Story on Health Care

Mark Constantian writes in the Wall Street Journal Where U.S. Health Care Ranks Number One (1/7/09) excerpts The WHO believes that we could have done better because we do not have universal coverage. What apparently does not matter is that

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Crony Capitalist Hypocrisy

From Swedish economic historian Eli Heckscher “There are few things more repugnant than the combination, in a larger number of businessmen and corporations, of proud calls for freedom and independence  in good times,  and pathetic whimpers for assistance in the

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How Responsible Was The Fed?

Also note in the Wall Street Journal The Fed and the Crisis: a Reply to Ben Bernanke If one can not take responsibility for a mistake, one risks repeating it.

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Is China a Bubble?

My first post of 2010 was The End of the China Decade, but it focused more on the rise of India. The New York Times published Contrarian Investor Sees Economic Crash in China by David Barboza seven days later. The

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A Year of Naïve Amateurism

At National Review Conrad Black writes “An Awful First Year”. A Comprehensive rant about Team Obama’s first year,  this passage focuses on an historical perspective of presidential foreign policies: Dwight D. Eisenhower came into office determined to end the Korean

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The Economy’s Ball and Chain

Team Obama has missed the reason for high unemployment and slow growth in spite of low interest rates and seemingly endless stimulus.  In the Wall Street Journal Gary Becker, Steven Davis and Kevin Murphy writes “Uncertainty and the Slow Recovery”.

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