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Apple and the Decline of Microsoft 27 Aug 2013 | 10:15 am
If the take-away is that big companies can sometimes lose track of how to compete effectively with smaller, nimbler, more innovative successors, there's nothing new to that story - it bears repeating,...
Jennifer Rubin Finds a Mirror 26 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
Jennifer Rubin, who people say is smart but who nonetheless rattles off a predictable set of talking points and often makes hare-brained assertions, comments on Ted Cruz, Smarts don’t always equate t...
Don't Trust Addiction Treatment Claims About Success Rates or Not Being a 12-Step Program 18 Aug 2013 | 10:49 pm
When you're trying to find a drug or alcohol treatment center for somebody you care about, you'll likely find yourself at a disadvantage. First, the person who needs treatment may attempt to impose co...
Conventional Wisdom and Structural Unemployment 18 Aug 2013 | 02:25 am
I saw this argument from Paul Solman, who I can't help but believe should have known better, Liberal economist and much-respected friend Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy ...
Blowing the Budget on Subsidies 13 Aug 2013 | 03:40 am
The Red Wings want a new stadium and, despite Detroit's bankruptcy, the governor is in favor of a taxpayer subsidy for the $650 million project, “This is a catalyst project,” Governor Rick Snyder sai...
Mixed Feelings on Edward Snowden 13 Aug 2013 | 02:06 am
Brad DeLong is justifiably critical of the President's comments on Edward Snowden, Obama concedes that Snowden's leaks triggered a passionate and welcome debate. But he claims that Snowden is no patr...
The Question Was Not, "Is He Going to Prison...." 11 Aug 2013 | 12:26 pm
The question was instead, "For how long". Nicholas Kristof makes a cogent argument against mandatory minimum sentences - particularly the really big ones that don't allow for much (if any) judicial d...
Many Democrats, Such As.... 11 Aug 2013 | 10:59 am
Good old Maureen Dowd, Many Democrats are hungry to make history again, and they see the first woman president as the natural successor to the first black president. Got any names? Even one? Not th...
Factchecking Websites are Basically Worthless 10 Aug 2013 | 01:38 am
"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good...." The concept behind factchecking websites is reasonable - politicians say things that may or may not be true, and the media does a poor job distinguishi...
"But Their Monopolization Strategy Was Legal" 9 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
The New York Times comments on Apple's antitrust verdict, At a hearing on Friday, the department will argue that its plan to remedy Apple’s misconduct will “restore lost competition.” In a narrow sen...
