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Category Archives: Politics

Things Used as Bribes in New York to Get a CCW Before NYSRPA v Bruen

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Tony Lima

You are allowed to bear arms as well as owning them. Here are the things used as bribes in New York to get a CCW before NYSRPA v Bruen. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged 2A, featured, NYSRPA v Bruen, second amendment
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Iowahawk on Student Loan Debt

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tony Lima

Iowahawk (David Burge, @iowahawkblog) has some thoughts on student loan debt.  While I don’t agree with all of them, it’s worth a read. Continue Reading →

Posted in Economic policy, Politics | Tagged featured, iowahawk, student loan, student loan debt

Who Is Colin Kahl?

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Tony Lima

Who is Colin Kahl?  Simple answer: he was heavily involved in the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.  Which raises another question: why? Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged Adam Kredo, Afghanistan, Alana Goodman, Colin Kahl, featured, Kahl, McIntyre, OPM, Washington Free Beacon
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The Forever Lockdown

Posted on July 31, 2020 by Tony Lima

Protests create a baseline of cases. The cycle is lock down, number of cases fall, protests continue, lockdown eases, infections rise. Forever lockdown! Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged COVID19, featured, George Floyd, lockdown, protests

The Shadow App is a Symptom of the Democrats’ Larger Failings

Posted on March 6, 2020 by Tony Lima

Many are saying the Democrats are hoist by their own petard. The problem is not just coding and testing errors. The larger problem is the people they are hiring. Continue Reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged ACA, featured, ObamaCare, OPM, Shadow app
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Don Boudreaux on Peter Navarro

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Tony Lima

Yesterday Don Boudreaux posted an open letter to the Wall Street Journal.  Here’s a sample of Don Boudreaux on Peter Navarro.  Read the entire letter at Cafe Hayek. By my Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged Boudreaux, Cafe Hayek, featured, Navarro
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Census Bureau Released Population Estimates

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Tony Lima

Which states gained and which lost? And what does it mean? Today the Census Bureau released population estimates for the U.S., states, cities, and Puerto Rico. Before delving into the Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Economic Data, Politics | Tagged census, featured, house of representatives, population

New York Population by County

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Tony Lima

The issue is the percentage of voters upstate versus New York city. The Excel workbook includes data by county for that state. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged electoral college, featured, new york population
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Monty Python Meets Virginia Politics

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Tony Lima

Monty Python meets Virginia politics.  This has nothing to do with economics, but it is too funny not to share.  From Scott Bixby (@scottbix) on Twitter: Strange women lying in Continue Reading →

Posted in Economist "humor", Politics | Tagged featured, Monty Python, Scott Bixby, Virginia

Will Collier on the GA-6 Special Election

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Tony Lima

Will put together a 40 tweet rant about this special election. He lives in the district. I’ve turned it into a movie. The scrolling is uneven, but it’s readable. Take your time and read this. Continue Reading →

Posted in Current issues, Politics | Tagged Collier, featured, GA-6

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