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(via Send Slate your design for the economy-saving $1 trillion platinum coin. – Slate Magazine)

we have a situation in which a terrorist may be about to walk into a crowded room and threaten to blow up a bomb he’s holding. It turns out, however, that the Secret Service has figured out a way to disarm this maniac — a way that for some reason will require that the Secretary… Continue reading Untitled

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Should President Obama be willing to print a $1 trillion platinum coin if Republicans try to force America into default? Yes, absolutely. He will, after all, be faced with a choice between two alternatives: one that’s silly but benign, the other that’s equally silly but both vile and disastrous. The decision should be obvious. Be… Continue reading Untitled

New York Post Helps NYPD Slander Occupy Wall Street (Again)

No political writings were discovered, and Kelly said the investigation was continuing into whether the couple had any larger plans or ties to any radical groups.

It’s worth noting that this isn’t the first time that the Post – and more specifically, Schram, one of its top cop reporters – has been a conduit for vaguely sourced and ultimately baseless police claims linking scary high-profile crimes to Occupy Wall Street.

The right is desperate to slander OWS, What else is new.

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They [Republicans] say that their biggest priority is making sure that we deal with the deficit in a serious way, but the way they’re behaving is that their only priority is making sure that tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans are protected,” he (Obama) said. “That seems to be their only overriding, unifying theme. Is… Continue reading Untitled

Why the ‘More Guns’ Argument Doesn’t Make Sense

Last August, two New York police officers fired 16 rounds in an altercation with an armed man outside the Empire State Building. Ten people were hit – the gunman and nine bystanders. Does anyone think armed civilians without training would do better?

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The key thing to remember — and what the GOP hopes you won’t understand — is that raising the debt ceiling only empowers the president to spend money that he’s authorized to spend by Congressional legislation; nothing more. Conversely, a party that refuses to raise the debt limit is saying that it’s prepared to inflict… Continue reading Untitled

Cop in every school: How much would Wayne LaPierre’s proposal cost.

How will they suggest it be paid for? Taxes on bullets and guns or cutting school budgets? I’m guessing its the latter.

A Modest Proposal: What If We Required Mandatory Gun Insurance?

If you have a rifle and it’s only used for hunting, low rates. If you have a Glock and you carry it in an open-carry town or state, your rates will be very high – because odds are so much higher that innocent bystanders may get caught in a shootout.
The more training and safety classes you take, the cheaper the premium.

I like this idea. And we can make the insurance tax deductible in cases where it makes sense. No one has to give up their gun, but those who might be putting others at risk with irresponsible gun ownership will pay into a fund to pay for tax deductions for responsible gun owners.

Freakonomics » Will Florida’s Python Hunt Get Hit By the Cobra Effect?

The cobra effect refers to a British cobra bounty that backfired, leading to an increase in the cobra population.