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Shockingly Disproportionate Responses and Peaceful Alternatives

“Olmert: Gaza operation may ‘continue for some time‘,” CNN Maybe it’s time for the Israeli government to think about freeing trading relations, so goods and services could cross the borders,…

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Christmas 2008

With my great-nephews, Samuel (5) and Silas (18 months) Samuel marveling at the Märklin model trains and Weihnachtspyramide Samuel with his Granddad learning how to manage model trains Samuel, Camryn,…

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OMON troops flown from Moscow to Vladivostok to Beat Up Free Trade Rally

Riot police break up Russia auto protest (AFP) Another protester, Timur Safarov, said the government was taking away people’s basic freedoms by telling them to buy locally-made cars. “First, we…

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Back, but – Luggage….

Besides being rather ill when in Germany, I had a good, albeit very short visit. My luggage is still in Germany, however. Errr…… So much of interest has happened in…

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Wieder in der Heimat

Just a few days in Germany before returning to the US and A. (I brought an empty suit case so I can visit the Weihnachtsmarkt and bring back traditional German…

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Bankruptcy and the Bailout

Bankruptcy Doesn’t Equal Death: The auto industry could use the process to get competitive, Don Boudreaux, Wall Street Journal, 11 December, 2008

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Coming to you soon!

Hat tip: Walter Williams, by way of Don Boudreaux “Say No to the Auto Bailout,” by Daniel J. Mitchell

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Kennedies, Bushes, and Clintons: Welcome to the Decline of a Republic amid Dynastic Struggles

Senate seat for Caroline Kennedy would extend legacy “Remember, [Clinton’s] seat in the Senate was once held by Robert Kennedy,” CNN Senior Political Analyst Bill Schneider said Saturday. “Her other…

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Financial Crisis in Russian

(And in English.)

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