More Problems With Ron Paul's Budget

Kenneth Silber is right to  criticize Ron Paul’s proposal to abolish five federal agencies. That said, the specific example he picks, weather satellites, is, to me, only modestly compelling. Private companies are already involved in both the satellite launch business and the weather …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday October 21, 2011

Thank God the US Doesn't Count Religions

As Stephen Richter points out in passing nobody really knows what percentage of New York's ninth Congressional district is Jewish. And that's a good thing. The United States government--which tracks things like the number of farms of 100 to 499 acres in Missouri --does not keep any statistics …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday September 16, 2011