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Daily Archives: May 18th, 2012

Friday Night Music, with some old time comedy

Friday, May 18, 2012

Okay, this is in response to a request, and by way of proving that we can meet on some common ground, even with those with whom we disagree politically. A somewhat frequent commenter, who I think it’s fair to say never agrees with me on anything else, suggested I put up the Beach Boys. I […]

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The Emperor may be naked, but you can’t convince the press

Friday, May 18, 2012

As I recall the tale, none of the grownups watching the parade would admit the obvious until a little boy in the crowd made his views known. But, at least at that point, the folks in the crowd cast off their delusions, and joined in the cry that the Emperor was naked. Perhaps human nature […]

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Brooks again

Friday, May 18, 2012

Dean Baker concentrates his fire on David Brooks again, despite my suggestion that he avoid high blood pressure by not reading him. Baker takes issue with this gem from Brooks’s latest column: “Western democratic systems were based on a balance between self-doubt and self-confidence. They worked because there were structures that protected the voters from […]

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