GOP Co-Opting Antitrust Message To Detriment Of Democrats
For most of the past year, I have been harping on Democrats to make stronger antitrust enforcement a signature issue. Tell...
Yearly Archive: 2017
Houston's Toxic Mess Is A Harbinger For Florida
As we focus on the disaster that Irma has left in its wake in Florida, it’s easy to forget that the...
Now Is Not The Time For Democrats To Push For More Radical Changes To Health Care
With Cassidy-Graham being introduced in the Senate today as the Republicans’ latest attempt to destroy the ACA and gut Medicaid and...
Over 30% Of High End Real Estate Transactions In US Facilitate Money Laundering
The US government always likes to be seen as highly critical of other countries that are essentially kleptocracies unless, of course,...
GOP Wants To Criminalize Exposing The Crimes Of Private Companies
Republican legislatures apparently never bother to read the Constitution, or, if they do, they certainly seem to ignore it. Restrictions on...
Something In The Air?
Let’s just say that the Bridgeport area in Connecticut does not get a lot of low-flying airplane traffic directly overhead. So...
Hurricanes' Devastation Could Reduce 3rd Quarter GDP by 1%
As we see Irma devastating the west coast of Florida today, Bill McBride points out a Goldman Sachs economic note that...
Big Pharma Now Using Tribal Law To Protect Their Patents
Allergan is the maker and patent holder for Restasis which is used to treat chronically dry eyes. It is a billion...
ATF Is Yet Another Rogue Federal Agency
When I was a younger guy, back in the 1980s, it was the DEA that was the rogue agency of the...