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ECONOMY:

Six fundamental errors of modern macroeconomic thought. This is an excellent criticism of the economics underlying the failed policies of Obama and Bernanke.

POLICE STATE:

DHS using Customs to target people it doesn't like since Customs requires no warrants.

UAE hires former head of Blackwater to build a foreign legion to crack down on protesters. I guess UAE forces weren't keen on killing their neighbors.

WAR:

After killing bin Laden, president's approval rating shoots up to 60. Assassinating people is an easy way to gain approval from the American people, unfortunately.

Great description of the futility of waging a hot war on terror:

"It's the perfect self-perpetuating cycle:  (1) They hate us and want to attack us because we're over there; therefore, (2) we have to stay and proliferate ourselves because they hate us and want to attack us; (3) our staying and proliferating ourselves makes them hate us and want to attack us more; therefore, (4) we can never leave, because of how much they hate us and want to attack us.  The beauty of this War on Terror -- and, as the last two weeks have demonstrated, War is the bipartisan consensus for what we are and should be doing to address Terrorism -- is that it forever sustains its own ostensible cause."

Every innocent US troops kill, and they kill a bunch, creates more enemies.

POLITICS:

In another reminder that politicians aren't like us, that the worst of the worst rise to the top of government, the head of the IMF was arrested for sexual assault. He fled the room so fast after the housekeeper allegedly escaped from him, he forgot his cell phone, and he immediately boarded a flight for France. Police did not handcuff him because he's a member of the ruling class. It's possible this is a honey trap.

MEDIA:

Isn't it funny how every Republican has to deny being a racist, but no Democrat does?

LOCAL:

Police make excuse for the pursuit that caused the death of a Sheriff's deputy, calling pursuits a necessary evil. Baloney. Nobody's life was in danger over a burned out tail light. When police decide to initiate a violent confrontation through pursuit, they create tremendous potential for property damage, injury and death. In this case, that potential was fulfilled with the tragic, avoidable death of the deputy. It's never worth it to kill somebody to issue a ticket. It's nice to see the article present multiple viewpoints.

I told RTA to stop using stolen funds and privatize everything.