Karl Rove weighs in the possibility of a Donald Trumpf Presidency. Courtesy of Fox News.
Archive for the ‘Political’ Category
The Political Genius Weighs in on “The Donald.”
Sunday, April 24th, 2011Obama Says Goodbye to 2010
Saturday, January 1st, 2011From our friends at JibJab.
Greg Mankiw Weighs in on the National Debt, Balanced Budgets, and the VAT
Sunday, February 14th, 2010A few key points Mankiw makes:
- Deficits ARE NOT necessarily bad. It makes sense for governments to borrow in certain instances.
- Balanced Budgets are somewhat overrated.
- Obama knows that his long-term plan is unsustainable.
- The Value-Added Tax is an effective way for the government to collect additional tax revenue
Here is the full article in the NY Times.
The Importance of Signaling
Friday, February 12th, 2010
Statistics students are aware of the bias that wording has on poll results. Here is an example of such an effect.
Note that majorities in both wordings support the right of gays to serve; the biggest difference is in the “strongly support” number.
Hat Tip to Marginal Revolution.
He’s Back!
Sunday, May 24th, 2009My favorite American General and Statesman, Colin Powell was interviewed on this morning’s episode of Face the Nation. The interview was more backward than forward looking than I would have liked. Powell insisted that he is still a member of the Republican Party and hope the party will broaden its base by becoming more inclusive. He took the high road when speaking about the recent criticism he has received from Rush Limbaugh and Dick Cheney. He also discussed Guantanamo Bay and enhanced interrogation techniques.
Tweedle and the IASB Have Their Work Cut Out for Them
Sunday, December 28th, 2008The International Accounting Standards Board, which is chaired by Sir David Tweedle, has come under scrutiny for bowing to political pressure from the European Union. The issue at hand is the method banks use to value their assets on the financial statements. Political interference in the accounting and financial sectors are nothing new in the US or abroad, but one of the key components of the IASB is supposed to be its ability to resist such political pressure.
Sir David, defended the boards decision even though his stated that it nearly led to his resignation. I am a big fan of the movement to International Accounting Standards, but I forsee such political pressure being a much larger issue then either the Securities Exchange Commission or the IASB has let on so far.
Here is the full story by Glenn Kessler courtesy of the Washington Post.
And The Economist Endorses…
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Here is a list of previous presidential endorsements by the magazine:
- 2004 – Senator John Kerry
- 2000 – George W Bush
- 1996 – Bob Dole
- 1992 – William Jefferson Clinton
- 1988 – Neither candidate (George HW Bush and Michael Dukakis.)
The Funniest Political Skit I Have Ever Seen
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008It is a bit dated, but still worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
A self-deprecating attitude says a lot about someone, props to Sarah Palin for going along with this.