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Krugman, The ACA, and Petty Factoidism

Posted on November 26, 2013 by tward

I’d like to call attention to Paul Krugman’s misleading use of a statistic in a recent Op-Ed. In reaching for some sign of ACA (Obamacare) success Krugman states “so far, so good: in October, 22.5 percent of California enrollees were … Continue reading →

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Read “The Others”

Posted on November 1, 2013 by tward

I think it’s smart for us to read things from people who don’t think like we do – people from another political perspective for example. The link below is from a left leaning blog (*). http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-republican-brain-dissected.html Those who lean right … Continue reading →

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