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So, over on The Usual Suspects, any sympathy Rand had for Shirley Sherrod is quickly dissipating. Since Rand started about a mile underwater, I have no idea what depths he's plumbed.
From John Scalzi, I give you the Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense. Warning - your ox may get gored by clicking the link.
From sources forgotten, a letter from Harper Lee to Alice Randall. Alice is the author of The Wind Done Gone, a retelling of Gone With The Wind from the slave's point of view. Harper's point - keep up the good fight.
If somebody tells you that "lowering taxes increases government revenue," show them Krugman's chart. Shockingly, reducing taxes does not increase revenue. In other news, water is wet and night is dark.
If somebody tells you that "CRA caused the housing bust" show them this chart and ask them to explain why nearly every other industrialized country experienced the same housing boom and bust.
Finally, a humorous (but a bit lengthy) tale of true crime. I give you the sledgehammer and the whore.
From John Scalzi, I give you the Periodic Table of Irrational Nonsense. Warning - your ox may get gored by clicking the link.
From sources forgotten, a letter from Harper Lee to Alice Randall. Alice is the author of The Wind Done Gone, a retelling of Gone With The Wind from the slave's point of view. Harper's point - keep up the good fight.
If somebody tells you that "lowering taxes increases government revenue," show them Krugman's chart. Shockingly, reducing taxes does not increase revenue. In other news, water is wet and night is dark.
If somebody tells you that "CRA caused the housing bust" show them this chart and ask them to explain why nearly every other industrialized country experienced the same housing boom and bust.
Finally, a humorous (but a bit lengthy) tale of true crime. I give you the sledgehammer and the whore.
