Ed Schultz and His Alleged Middle Class Heroes
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Greg Haley
2013-01-04 01:00
Column by Greg Haley.
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Ed Schultz has set quite the task out for himself. On his New Year’s Eve broadcast on MSNBC, he announced who his “Middle Class Heroes of 2012” are.
Schultz is a self-styled liberal, so his recipients of the title “Middle Class Hero” are predictable and worthy of a certain amount of eye rolling. The general reverence for...
A Quandary for the Left and Right
Greg Haley
2012-12-28 01:00
Column by Greg Haley.
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I believe that anti-statists (libertarians, anarchists, or what have you) have a wide tent. We can get support from conservatives on the need for rolling back government regulations and the welfare state, and from liberals on civil liberties and warfare. A lot of time this agreement is in name only. We find conservatives happy to support the welfare state as...
If You Believe in Right and Wrong, Don't Vote
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Greg Haley
2012-09-20 00:00
Column by Greg Haley.
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It always strikes me as odd when someone encourages me to vote, but they say they don’t care about who I vote for. They’re just concerned that I participate. Really? These people are that infatuated with the process of voting that they don’t care if you vote for something they believe is wrong?
I can hardly think of any...
Health Care: All You Need Are Prices
Greg Haley
2012-09-19 00:00
Column by Greg Haley.
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How safe vs. how fast should your car be? Where should you shop for groceries? What computer should you get? Which job should you take? Which gas station should you use?
In each case, the answer is a rephrasing of the Beatles song, “All You Need is Love”--all you need are prices.
Civilization has been built because...
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