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I trust that I know a good part when I see one, and usually, when I see one, I have to wait for seven people to pass in order for me to get it. ”
An orthodox belief in big government's inefficiency cannot coexist with an orthodox belief in private industry's inability to compete with big government. ”
Under Obama, income growth has been confined almost entirely to those at the top of the income distribution, continuing a pattern that began under President George W. Bush. ”
What is the engine that drives economic growth in an ideopolis? The university. ”
The problem with wanting the tax code to be 'simpler, fairer,' and 'pro-growth' is that it's impossible to achieve all three at the same time. ”
The belief that 'animals' are superior or inferior to humans because they live in an eternal now is untrue, because no being lives in a now. ”
The Left is correctly wary of talk about nonhumans in the key of Nature and its spiritual partner, humanity. ”
The world is likely to view any temporary extension of the income tax cuts for the top two percent as a prelude to a long-term or permanent extension, and that would hurt economic recovery as well by undermining confidence that we're prepared to make a commitment today to bring down our future deficits. ”
Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans. ”
If we don't have access to facts, we can't trust each other. Without trust, there's no law. Without law, there's no democracy. ”