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Daily Archives: February 2nd, 2015

Catch-22, alive and well

Monday, February 2, 2015

This article starts out hopefully, but there's a catch: ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge expressed skepticism Friday about the constitutionality of the government’s no-fly list, suggesting that those who find themselves on it should be allowed a meaningful opportunity to clear their names. The lawsuit challenging the no-fly list, filed by Alexandria resident Gulet […]

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Krugman hearts Obama

Monday, February 2, 2015

Back in 2008 Paul Krugman put off a lot of liberals by being rather cool toward Obama; it seemed pretty clear he preferred Hillary. Lately, however, he's been one of Obama's biggest cheerleaders. Consider today's column in which he lauds Obama for proposing a non austere budget: On Monday, President Obama will call for a […]

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Judge Posner Rules

Monday, February 2, 2015

A friend of mine sends out daily emails with links to interesting stories. A recent email sent me to this article, in which we find that Judge Richard Posner has ruled against the union of the Administrative Law Judges that decide Social Security Disability cases: The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled […]

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