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Comment on The Coming Victory of Democracy March 8, 1939 by Mel Jenkins

Mel Jenkins — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:04:51 +0000

1) I’m not sure my “subscription” request (via this e-mail) was activated.

2) Another resource and inspiration as some of us attempt to roll-back 340 years of South Carolina socio-political-economic history.

Thanks

Comment on America’s Persecuted Minority: Big Business December 17, 1961 by Ayn Rand was Right; Socialists Falsely Blame Capitalism : Duke Over America

Ayn Rand was Right; Socialists Falsely Blame Capitalism : Duke Over America — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:08:53 +0000

[...] With a straight face, socialists seek to blame free-market capitalism for this nation’s housing-related economic challenges. They must think Americans are stupid, because it doesn’t take much sense to realize that our country’s current economy is far from a free market — it’s actually a mixed economy, with some capitalist (good) elements and some socialist/fascist (bad) elements. In a truly capitalist economy, politicians like Congressman Barney Frank would have no power over the economy. But in today’s mixed economy, Frank can proclaim (as he did on September 25, 2003) “I want to roll the dice a little bit more in this situation towards subsidized housing,” and then go about (as he did) using the iron fist of government to get housing in the hands of people who couldn’t afford housing. And Frank was far from the only harmful leftist politician to do so. Another example is Andrew Cuomo, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 1997-2001. On the HUD website today is a mention of the “accomplishments under the leadership of Secretary Andrew Cuomo, who took office in January 1997.” What accomplishments? According to the website, in 1999, “Secretary Cuomo established new Affordable Housing Goals requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — two government sponsored enterprises involved in housing finance — to buy $2.4 trillion in mortgages in the next 10 years. This will mean new affordable housing for about 28.1 million low- and moderate-income families.” Translation: Andrew Cuomo used the iron fist of government to force lenders to place mortgages in the hands of millions of folks, many of whom couldn’t afford (or could only barely afford) mortgages. All of this reminds me of one of my favorite Ayn Rand quotes: “Every dictatorship or potential dictatorship needs some minority group as a scapegoat which i… [...]

Comment on Lessons from the Financial Crisis by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:48:12 +0000

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Comment on First Amendment Award by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:39 +0000

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Comment on First Amendment Award by FIRE Wins Templeton Freedom Award and Ford Hall Forum First Amendment Award « Free Expression Network

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:29:26 +0000

[...] Freedom Award for Student Outreach, and Boston's Ford Hall Forum awarded FIRE the Louis P. and Evelyn Smith First Amendment Award. The Ford Hall Forum at Suffolk University is the nation's oldest continuously [...]

Comment on “Public Accountability After the Age of Newspapers” (Oct 1, 2009)Presented in partnership with the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service by Media Nation » Accountability in the post-newspaper age

Media Nation » Accountability in the post-newspaper age — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:58:09 +0000

[...] Here is the video of last night’s program on “Public Accountability After the Age of Newspapers,” featuring Princeton University professor Paul Starr, Boston Globe editor Marty Baron and me. [...]