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October 8, 2010

All hail the state

For it is good and just, and its motivations pure and selfless. For the chil — ah, you know.

“Don’t give in on free trade”

Harsanyi: It was recently reported that noted Democratic strategist James Carville urged candidates to hammer Republicans on the issue of trade. This tactic is meant to put Republicans in a tough spot. We’re a nation, evidently, that has zero tolerance for Malaysian-made suits sold at reasonable prices. Now, this might have been tactically advantageous for Dems if so many Republicans hadn’t already surrendered to their protectionist political impulses. There’s really

"Don't give in on free trade"

Harsanyi: It was recently reported that noted Democratic strategist James Carville urged candidates to hammer Republicans on the issue of trade. This tactic is meant to put Republicans in a tough spot. We’re a nation, evidently, that has zero tolerance for Malaysian-made suits sold at reasonable prices. Now, this might have been tactically advantageous for Dems if so many Republicans hadn’t already surrendered to their protectionist political impulses. There’s really

“The Government’s Weight-Loss Program”

Edicts from the Nannystate: “Let them eat arugula.” “– And by ‘them,’ we mean, you know, them. For the children and such.”

"The Government’s Weight-Loss Program"

Edicts from the Nannystate: “Let them eat arugula.” “– And by ‘them,’ we mean, you know, them. For the children and such.”

“Stimulus Checks Sent to the Dead”

Surprise! The Social Security Administration sent about 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each to dead and incarcerated people — but almost half of them were returned, a new inspector-general’s report has found. The agency was charged with distributing the one-time payments, worth about $13 billion in total, as part of the economic-stimulus package passed in February 2009. Most of the payments were made in May 2009. The inspector general found

"Stimulus Checks Sent to the Dead"

Surprise! The Social Security Administration sent about 89,000 stimulus payments of $250 each to dead and incarcerated people — but almost half of them were returned, a new inspector-general’s report has found. The agency was charged with distributing the one-time payments, worth about $13 billion in total, as part of the economic-stimulus package passed in February 2009. Most of the payments were made in May 2009. The inspector general found