Are the American people obsolete?

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

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I ran across this thought-provoking article by Michael Lind today.  Michael Lind is policy director of the Economic Growth Program at the New America Foundation.
The article basically says that due to: outsourcing, cheap immigrant labor, and emerging markets, the rich have a decreasing dependence on the middle and lower class.  While I don’t [...]

Voice of reason on Immigration

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

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Last night, Mike Huckabee had a great suggestion for getting started on Immigration reform.  A “comprehensive” solution, he said, means “gridlock”.  He suggested we start with “one thing” (with a reference to Curly in the movie City Slickers).  That one thing is to secure the border.  What a common-sense approach.  Regardless of what [...]