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The more I think about the hypocrisies of Newt converting to Catholicism for the mistress he divorced his wife to be with because his wife wouldn’t accept his infidelities the dizzier I get. And that is without considering his role in the Clinton impeachment. This is weapons grade hypocrisy. I have to sit down now.

Say’s Law For Thee But Not For Me

Say’s Law For Thee But Not For Me

Mark Thoma notes a double standard in the conservative outcry over the Keystone XL decision. As he notes, when it comes to the question of whether government spending can create jobs, the usual suspects claim that it’s logically impossible: income has to be spent somewhere, so all the government can do is divert funds from other uses. But when it’s a private investment, somehow that logic no longer applies.

They also fail to connect tax cuts and tax credits to Say’s Law. The larger point is that they don’t care if the argument is true. It doesn’t have to be true for them to benefit from it.

Gingrich’s Ex-Wife: I Refused To Have An ‘Open Marriage’

Gingrich’s Ex-Wife: I Refused To Have An ‘Open Marriage’

Newt Gingrich asked his ex-wife to agree to an “open marriage” so he could carry on an affair, Marianne Gingrich told ABC News in an exclusive interview set to air Thursday evening.

So…he thinks same sex marriage is a threat to traditional marriage but swinging is ok? Did his ceremony declare them to be man and wife and a ‘lil something on the side?

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owsposters: Internet Illiterates Making Internet Law Download the poster pack Author’s note: I created this in attempt to convey what appears to be the principle concern and rallying point among Occupy movements concerning Internet Blacklist legislation. I hope the ability to campaign for Congress opens more broadly to diverse concerned citizens without them having to… Continue reading Untitled

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things like public libraries, used bookstores, and the widespread practice of lending books to friends all cost publishers money. But nobody (I hope) is going to introduce the Stop Used Bookstores Now Act purely on these grounds. The public policy question is not whether the libraries are bad for publishers, but whether libraries are beneficial… Continue reading Untitled

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Deadweight loss exists any time the profit-maximizing price of a unit of something exceeds the cost of producing an extra unit. In a highly competitive market in which many sellers are offering largely undifferentiated goods, profit margins are low and deadweight loss is tiny. But the whole point of copyright is that the owner of… Continue reading Untitled

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One difficulty in fighting against son-of-SOPA legislative efforts is going to be that anti-SOPA campaigning has focused very heavily on the most extreme elements of the bill and not quite aimed at the core of the underlying dubious economic and public policy arguments driving the legislation What’s Still In Play In SOPA