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How Strong Property Rights Promote Social Equality
Timothy B. Lee, writing in Forbes, says in part: In today’s poetic justice news, Star Wars creator George Lucas is planning to take revenge on his meddlesome Marin Valley neighbors. For years, he’s been trying to get permission to build a new studio in Marin County. But his neighbors wouldn’t budge, insisting that it was […]
Read moreZogby: Obama in trouble as his 2008 youth vote turns Libertarian
John Zogby, writing for Forbes, writes that Barack Obama’s biggest obstacle to re-election may be disillusioned voters turning libertarian: Mitt Romney has spent months selling himself to the Republican base. Now, Barack Obama is working overtime trying to re-sell himself to his base of voters age 18-29.Team Obama knows that hard times and the growing […]
Read moreVoters say neither Obama or Romney can fix the economy
For Americans heading to the polls this November only one issue matters — creating jobs. But an overwhelming majority of those voters say neither Barack Obama or Mitt Romney can do it. A new Fox News poll released yesterday shows 61 percent of registered voters say Obama does not have “a clear plan for fixing […]
Read morePoll du Jour: Americans have no faith in Obama, Romney on economy
• 38 percent of Americans say the economy will improve in the next 12 months; 19 percent expect it to get worse, 42 percent expect it to “stay the same.” • 36 percent say President Obama’s policies “helped” the economy; 33 percent say they “hurt” it, 30 percent say his policies have not made much […]
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