- Megan McArdle, “Why We Should Eliminate the Corporate Income Tax” - fairly thorough discussion. From the article: The incidence of “corporate” taxes is not necessarily progressive. The “employer half” of the payroll tax, for example, is thought by most economists to fall pretty much entirely on the worker; corporations compensate for the extra cost by lowering the wages they offer. Taxes on corporate profits are exactly the same for middle class families who have some shares in a 401(k), and multi-millionaire heiresses.
- Jay Cost, “Special Good Vibrations Edition” – from the article: In how many statewide races in the Midwest, Mountain West, or South do the Democrats have the edge? Just 4 out of 48 contests. These are: the governors’ races in Arkansas, Colorado, and Minnesota, and the Senate race in West Virginia. However, in Colorado and Minnesota, if the Democrats win, it will be with less than 50% of the vote. Meanwhile, in West Virginia, Democrat Joe Manchin has a slight edge, but he’s running campaign ads in which he literally shoots the cap-and-trade bill.
- Bill Roggio, “Al Qaeda martyrdom tape shows nature and extent of terror group’s reach in Afghanistan” – from the article: A recently released al Qaeda martyrdom videotape identifies five foreign commanders who have fought and died in Afghanistan within the past few years. The profiles of these commanders reveal that, in sharp contrast to the current, official assessment of top US intelligence officials, al Qaeda has an extensive network in Afghanistan as well as a deep bench of experienced leaders. Also, the martyrdom statement shows how al Qaeda rotates its cadre of leaders to ensure that seasoned commanders are on hand in critical areas.
- Amadeus Quartet performs Schubert, “Trout” Quintet D 667, Scherzo – for some reason, the sound quality on the fourth movement is blah. This is the 3rd movement.
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About Ashok
I am a graduate student in political science at the University of Dallas who thinks the media is dumb for the most part, yet am immersed myself. I am looking to break my addiction, and this blog is part of the solution: Why not try to see what the past can tell us about the present, as opposed to seeing what the present has to say about the present only?
Currently residing in Cherry Hill, NJ. Facebook. Contact me.
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- Analysis of The Gettysburg Address: Is Democracy Feasible?
- Analysis of Lincoln's "Second Inaugural:" Where do American virtues lie?
- Commentary on the Book of Jonah
- On "Batman Begins"
- From Love to God: On Hopkins' "As Kingfishers Catch Fire"
- On Emily Dickinson's "These are the days when birds come back..."
- The Coming Age: Macbeth and the Birth of the Modern World
- On Polemarchus: Commentary on the Republic of Plato, 331d-336a
- A Reading of Plato's "Crito"
- Towards a Nietzschean Understanding of Politics: Notes on "The Case of Wagner"
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