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Flashback Friday with Cap’n Jazz

It just seemed like now is the right time to flash back to Cap’n Jazz with talks of reissuing discographies, reunion shows, and pretty much talking about them everyday of my life.
“With only one full-length album to their name alongside a handful of singles and …

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The Dangers of Common Knowledge

WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy ceased to function this week after
unexpected existential remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke
shocked Americans into realizing that money is, in fact, just a
meaningless and intangible social construct.

..."Though …

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Is there a case for a VAT?

I outlined it yesterday, to a small group at GMU.  My tale went as follows:
1. The United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path.
2. For whatever reason, long-term interest rates don't reflect this problem.  There will either be a sudden collapse of demand for …

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My Year Of Mixtapes

My Year of Mixtapes is Chicago-based DJ/producer Chrissy Murderbot’s heroic attempt to do one mixtape a week for a year. So far, so good.
His knowledge of obscure genres, their history and the connections between seemingly disparate artists is truly impressive. Who …

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Cohen.

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Why Bernanke should be reconfirmed

Jim Hamilton nails it.  Excerpts:

Please permit me to suggest that intellectual stamina is the most important quality we need in the Federal Reserve Chair right now.
And:

How could there possibly be an alternative whom Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Jim DeMint (R-SC) would …

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