I haven't written much about New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in quite awhile because his voice largely dropped out of the public debate when that paper sealed his writings behind their pay wall. But I want to give you a couple of quick Krugmania links. First, Jon Henke notes that Paul Krugman is predicting […]
Whenever some nutjob threatens a Supreme Court justice or some other assorted liberal politician (yes, I've purposefully conflated some judges with political operatives -- because they act that way) the loons on the left lay blame on talk radio or the right-wing blogosphere. Curiously, these same people are untroubled by the hate and bile from […]
All those of you who count on American Express' Membership Rewards program for all of those free frequent flier miles might want to take a look at this: Customers will no longer earn double rewards for purchases made at grocery stores, drug stores and gas stations, but the credit card giant plans to implement a […]
Don Luskin points us to a David Cay Johnston article on how putting $50,000 in a Roth IRA in 2010 can turn into $41 million over Madeline's lifetime. Of course, Johnston isn't really excited about Maddie the multimillionare -- he's mad that the government isn't going to get to tax that money. That is, until […]
From Tim Graham over at National Review's "The Corner:" Say Katie! Say Katie! [Tim Graham] On Good Morning America this morning, ABC's Charles Gibson hammered the CEO of Conoco Phillips with questions from the left. It felt like a 1970s hangover, like Gibson should have been wearing a cardigan, using a southern accent, and worrying […]
Energy secretary William Bodman's expression says it all: This morning on Meet the Press Tim Russert said one of the year's most stupid things. I mean, this one challenges Padres announcer Jerry Coleman for inanity. Russert: Mr. Secretary, if demand is up, but supply is down. Why are profits so high? See the video, along […]
From an article in today's San Diego Union-Tribune: But in a sign of just how volatile the market has become, independent retailers reported yesterday that wholesalers were warning them to brace for an additional 10-cent increase by today. “The rumor today is that Valero and Shell are having refinery problems and will have to shut […]
If you're interested you can find a 6-month-old estimation of what you're paying in gas taxes here. [PDF document] I'll spoil the surprise for Californians -- third-highest in the nation at 60 cents per gallon. Of course, as the price of gasoline goes up so does that number, because California charges sales tax on top […]
If there was any doubt that the mayor of New Orleans was an incompetent bureaucrat (and the governor of Louisiana wasn't much better) then this story should disabuse you. You see, Hurricane Katrina left thousands of useless, flooded cars throughout the city. Six months ago a Texas car-crushing company offered to remove all of these […]
But it's for your own good. As gas prices have slowly declined over the past couple of weeks, the New York Times editorial page has decided to advocate increasing the federal gas tax. Now, however, the energy risks so apparent in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina have created both the urgency and the political opportunity […]