Category: politics

The Political Legacy of American Slavery

The Political Legacy of American Slavery

>Whites who currently live in Southern counties that had high shares of slaves population in 1860 are less likely to identify as Democrat, more likely to oppose affirmative action policies, and more likely to express racial resentment toward blacks

But if you suggest racism is still a problem, or that it is a problem in the parts of the country that are southern, older and more republican you are accused of as race baiting.

It Takes A Government (To Make A Market)

It Takes A Government (To Make A Market)

there’s an additional factor, that even supporters of the Affordable Care Act mostly missed: the extent to which, for the first time, the Act is creating a truly functioning market in nongroup insurance.

Market based reforms often require government. This should be obvious, but since it violates right-wing political correctness, it is ignored or shouted down.

The 10 non-softball questions Ron Paul refused to answer during his Reddit AMA

The 10 non-softball questions Ron Paul refused to answer during his Reddit AMA

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Reddit Ron Paul AMA (question not answered)

Sorry, I don’t have any softball questions for you here, but I’m sure many have been wondering the answers to these.

  1. I didn’t want to start off with this one, but the populace really wants some answers. To be frank, the only answers you’ve given…

I always thought of Mr. Paul as half right, half crazy. The 10 questions here are hardly new. But they illustrate the very serious reasons why Paul was never a serious candidate and could only have a career in a safe GOP district in Texas.