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Watching the news: why do we have warnings about prescription ads, but not about political ads

August 14, 2018 Arthur Lieber 2018 Election, Campaigns, Candidates, Democracy, Electoral College, Media, Politics Leave a comment

We know that viewership of network news has declined precipitously in recent years, and the intended audience is primarily those who are currently or

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Going after Federal regulations: Trump discovers ‘dark matter’

February 1, 2017 Bill Kesler Government, Politics, Trump Leave a comment

In his first weeks in office, Donald Trump has been all about executive orders. He has also talked about going after Federal regulations. But,

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Trump disappears poverty guidelines from Federal Register

January 25, 2017 Glenn Koenen Poverty Leave a comment

Late every January – as reliable as the buzzards returning to Hinckley, Ohio each March – the revised Poverty Guidelines are published in the

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Maybe progressives just don’t know how responsible conservatives are

September 22, 2011 Arthur Lieber Business, Consumer issues, Economy, Environment, Labor and unions One comment

Conservatives breathe the same air as progressives; they drink the same water. They fly the same planes and they eat the same food. It

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