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Corruption fighter Patrick Fitzgerald resigns as U.S. Attorney in Chicago
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UAW and GM not protecting long-term temporary workers
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D.C. United to play Richmond Kickers in U.S. Open Cup
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It is a wonderful time to head to Lake County CA for wine (Part 2)
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Arizona Sheriff Arpaio uses taxpayers' money to send birther investigators to Hawaii
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It's just poop: Potty talk and potty training
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Be crystal for God
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Anarchists fail in Chicago but succeed in suburb during NATO 2012
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Neet’s Sweets: Human trafficking survivor and Entrepreneur bakes to make a difference
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Foster care listening tour in Florida with Congressional members
Talking Sense
Talking Sense examines truths we don’t recognize and fallacies we accept, realizing that politics and economics are opposites. That’s what makes politics interesting: people are always trying to convince us to do the wrong things for what they say are the right reasons.
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China and India Airline Tax Revolt May Overthrow EU International Taxing Authority
Airlines in China and India refuse to pay the EU carbon tax, perhaps leading to restoration of sovereign independence, worldwide. Published 6:36 p.m. May 15, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Tim Kern
Is the Indianapolis 500 really a race?
The Indy 500 is spectacular, but is it racing? Strangling innovation in the name of "safety" has produced neither racing nor progress. Published 6:50 p.m. May 13, 2012 - Comments
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Selling Manhattan: Bad investments, swindles, or only taxes?
Did Peter Minuit swindle the Lenape Tribe? Or has civilization just ignored the devastating effect of taxes? Published 7:21 a.m. March 24, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: big-chad
Compromise is good, right?
If the truth is always somewhere in the middle, then there is no need to actually investigate. Or think. How convenient! Published 8:20 a.m. March 21, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Norman Rockwell painted himself painting/Photobucket
A great nation, like a great artist, produces its own great art
Taxpayer money is wasted by the National Endowment for the Arts' mission. It has to be. Published 5:18 p.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Tim Kern
"Internet Sales Tax" is Bad Economics, Likely Illegal
States try to grab money from sales - and non-sales - in other states. It's bad economics and probably illegal. Published 4:50 p.m. March 14, 2012 - Comments
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Alvarez and the Stolen Valor Act: Comedy, heresy, or necessary?
Xavier Alvarez lied about his "Congressional Medal of Honor." We've made a federal case out of it. Published 9:49 a.m. February 24, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Robert Browning and Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, economists and politicians: Less isn't more - it's less
Poets like Robert Browning shouldn't give economic advice. Economists shouldn't try to be poetic. Hear that, Mr. Bernanke? Published 8:53 a.m. February 22, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: DVIDSHUB
What Does "Cut Military Spending" Mean?
We hear that we "must cut military spending" from left, right, and center. No -- and yes. It depends. Published 10:47 a.m. February 17, 2012 - Comments
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Photo: Associated Press
...and Prison for the Rich
When FEMA gave away Katrina money, nobody checked anything. Now they want it back, and a Senator makes it worse. Published 5:12 p.m. February 10, 2012 - Comments
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Tim Kern taught economics for fifteen years, and discovered that understanding life is easy; it’s recognizing reality that takes practice. He holds a music degree, and later earned an MBA in finance from Northwestern University. He has lived across ...
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Tim Kern taught economics for fifteen years, and discovered that understanding life is easy; it’s recognizing reality that takes practice. He holds a music degree, and later earned an MBA in finance from Northwestern University. He has lived across the US, and now makes his home in Anderson, Indiana.
