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Write and Wrong, Part II

Jun 5th, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers leave them kids alone Hey! Teachers! Leave those kids alone! -- Pink Floyd, Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (The Wall, 1979) In Part I of this series, I talked about a trend I’ve noticed in the ...read more

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Write and Wrong, Part I

May 30th, 2007 | By | Category: Currencies, Macro Economics
In the six weeks that have passed since the major TV news networks neutered their coverage of the troubled Virginia Tech student who single-handedly authored in blood the most brutal chapter in American mass-murder history, we’ve learned almost nothing about Seung-Hui Cho in mainstream sources… And as you may already know, ...read more

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Machiavelli in the Anchor’s Chair

May 15th, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
In the wake of the worst-in-American-history murderous rampage on Virginia Tech's campus, I was surprised at the so-called "backlash" against the media (NBC in particular) for explicit coverage of the shooter, Seung-Hui Cho -- and stunned with the major TV networks' universal caving in to it. And I don't mind ...read more

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The Second Amendment’s Second Coming, Part 2

Apr 23rd, 2007 | By | Category: Macro Economics
There are no words to express my sorrow at the tragedy that befell Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. My heart goes out to the families of the dead and wounded -- as well as to the thousands of Virginia Tech students and faculty who were traumatized by this senseless ...read more

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