Stable Genius Liberal

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OWS subway graffiti. Treadmill American Dream

Al Franken: Why I Voted Against the National Defense Authorization Act

The take away quote “Yesterday was the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, and this wasn’t the way to mark its birthday.”

Ron Paul Defends The 99 Percent: ‘It’s A Very Healthy Movement’

And magically, Paul supporters on Reddit switch from dismissal of to approval of the 99% movement.

Welcome to the 2011 Salon Hack List

The Salon Hack List is a list of our least favorite political commentators, newspaper columnists, political news show hosts, and constant cable news presences, ranked roughly (but only roughly) in order of awfulness and then described rudely. Criteria for inclusion included being wrong about literally everything, shameless sycophancy, appearing on “Morning Joe” and being “Morning Joe.”

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the Austrian/Ron Paul types made some very strong predictions about inflation — and rightly, given their model of how the world works. In their version of reality, it really isn’t possible to triple the monetary base without dire effects on the price level. In my version of reality, of course, that’s not only possible but… Continue reading Untitled

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Occupy gotham

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The bill does not require military custody for American citizens suspected of membership with Al Qaeda or an allied group, as it more or less does for foreigners. (Note, by the way, that this is all about suspicion, not proof.) But neither does it prohibit military trial or detention of American citizens. It’s stunning that… Continue reading Untitled

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Occupy my forehead

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Paul is unique among the GOP contenders, or for that matter among politicians in general, in making monetary policy his signature issue. So it’s worth noting that he is among those who have been wrong about everything in this slump. Here’s a sample from earlier this year… Speaking of People Whose Models Have Failed –… Continue reading Untitled