Wednesday, February 24, 2010

FOXNews.com - Obama Calls for Partnership With Business

FOXNews.com - Obama Calls for Partnership With Business: "'As president of the United States, my interest is to reward or at least not disadvantage companies who are creating more jobs and doing more business within the borders of this country,' Obama said. 'That's not antibusiness, it's pro-America, and I don't apologize for it.'"

Then fix the corporate tax code. Taxing foreign profits disadvantages U.S. based companies.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Congressman Ron Kind : On the Road - Blog : Protecting Consumers: February 22, 2010

Congressman Ron Kind : On the Road - Blog : Protecting Consumers: February 22, 2010: "The law, which Congress passed last year, will end unfair industry practices often leading consumers to pay more than they reasonably expect."
Changing the rules usually just changes which practices are used.

A midday nap markedly boosts the brain's learning capacity

A midday nap markedly boosts the brain's learning capacity: "Those who remained awake throughout the day became worse at learning. In contrast, those who napped did markedly better and actually improved in their capacity to learn."

The Internet can make you smarter, experts say | Digital Media - CNET News

The Internet can make you smarter, experts say | Digital Media - CNET News: "'Google will make us stupid and intelligent at the same time,' wrote Dutch Futurist Marcel Bullinga. 'In the future, we will live in a transparent 3D mobile media cloud that surrounds us everywhere. In this cloud, we will use intelligent machines, to whom we delegate both simple and complex tasks. Therefore, we will lose the skills we needed in the old days...But we will gain the skill to make better choices...All in all, I think the gains outweigh the losses.'"

Saturday, February 20, 2010

FOXNews.com - Ron Paul Wins Presidential Straw Poll at CPAC

FOXNews.com - Ron Paul Wins Presidential Straw Poll at CPAC: "Paul, a Republican congressman from Texas known for his libertarian views, ran for president in 2008 but was never a serious contender for the GOP nomination."

That's funny considering he got more delegates than Giuliani, who was considered a "serious contender" and didn't get any delegates.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Government’s Evil Education Monopoly � John Stossel

Government’s Evil Education Monopoly � John Stossel: "Since 1980, government spending on education, adjusted for inflation, has nearly doubled. Test scores have been flat for decades. Kids in other countries clean our clocks on international tests. The government monopoly is not working. They never do."

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Hooray for Evan Bayh! � John Stossel

Hooray for Evan Bayh! � John Stossel: "How rare and refreshing when a politician voluntarily steps down. �How even more rare and refreshing for him to acknowledge that he can contribute more in the private sector.

The truth is, he certainly can. �If Bayh succeeds at business, he will enhance more lives and create more jobs than all of Congress ever does."

Monday, February 15, 2010

By the Way, Free Markets Are Free - George F. Smith - Mises Institute

By the Way, Free Markets Are Free - George F. Smith - Mises Institute: "A free economy is one that is — how to say this? — free. It is free of cronyism, favoritism, handout-ism, protectionism, or anything else that amounts to using the state as a means of living at the expense of others. If paupers or billionaires need help, they're required to get it without picking the pockets of others."

A Responsible Choice | Adam B. Schaeffer | Cato Institute: Commentary

A Responsible Choice | Adam B. Schaeffer | Cato Institute: Commentary: "In his State of the Union address, President Obama proposed spending another $4 billion annually on K–12 public education. He did not mention that state, local, and federal governments already spend well over twice what they did in 1980, or that there has been no discernible improvement in student achievement during that period."

"There is little evidence that increased spending, especially at the federal level, has any impact on long-term student outcomes. Indeed, a recent, rigorous, government-sponsored study of the federal Head Start program — the Holy Grail of public programs aimed at boosting long-term student achievement — discerned no positive effect on student outcomes past the first grade."

Iran's Sacrificial Bomb | Stanley Kober | Cato Institute: Commentary

Iran's Sacrificial Bomb | Stanley Kober | Cato Institute: Commentary: "Could the nuclear program be a sacrificial pawn, designed to provoke an attack, which Tehran hopes would then set in motion a series of events that would lead to its triumph?"