Monthly Archives: June 2011

Why Milton Friedman Was Right

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Milton Friedman’s most famous example of how free markets operate began with a pencil, but today’s iPhone is just a more sophisticated version of a product whose DNA is made possible by free markets.  Take a look at the graphic … Continue reading →

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Milton Friedman Gets Updated

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

On July 31st, 2012, in the midst of the next Presidential campaign, one of my American heroes, Milton Friedman, will have his centennial celebrated. Whoever the Republican presidential candidate is at the time should be attempting to join themselves at … Continue reading →

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When The Dead Are Just Missing?

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

When are the dead just missing? When describing them as dead constitutes admission that abortion is the taking of a human life. So if you are a supporter of abortion rights and evidence is presented to document a shortage of … Continue reading →

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Recap of Forbes Reporting on the Florida Marlins Since 2002

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Recap of Forbes view on the Marlins based on their 2002 finances — Operating loss of $14 million and an *estimated franchise valuation of $136 million . [*Jeffrey Loria purchased the team prior to the 2002 season for for $158 … Continue reading →

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President Reagan on 40th Anniversary of D-Day

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

From remarks delivered by President Reagan celebrating the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1984 Normandy, France: The men of Normandy had faith that what they were doing was right, faith that they fought for all humanity, faith that a … Continue reading →

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Lucy In The Diamond With Skies

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

I went to a Marlins game with my brother on Saturday and our childhood broke out. We walked into a cavernous stadium for a MLB game and by the time we left I had wandered into a Little Havana apartment … Continue reading →

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The Meeting That Made The Decision Possible

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

DISSOLVE TO: A garden, somewhere outside Schenectady: PAT O’RILEY So … Reinsdorf will move against you first. He’ll set up a meeting with someone that you absolutely trust … guaranteeing your ability to speak freely. And at that meeting, you’ll … Continue reading →

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Mother Teresa, Grace And Existential Hamsters

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

By the end of this post, a part of you might be envying that hamster for the following reason.  It remains blissfully unaware of its inability to out-run the treadmill, let alone the fact that it may be generating electricity … Continue reading →

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Getting To 270: Same As It Ever Was

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

George Will just saved me a lot of time I would have spent reading RCP articles about the 2012 presidential election over the next year. He did so by reminding us that the election will hinge on the same battleground … Continue reading →

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