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Roman circus

The Romans had it partially right about Trump

February 20, 2017 Arthur Lieber Government, Guns, Religion in Politics, Trump One comment

At the conclusion of his “Here’s my take” on his Sunday, February 19, 2017 GPS program, Fareed Zakaria referenced how Roman leaders maintained control

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Buffett Rule? Fairness? Republican curmudgeons just say no.

May 1, 2012 Arthur Lieber Business, Campaigns, Charity & Justice, Congress, Corporations, Economy, Financial reform, Obama, Politics, Poverty, Taxes, Voting/Elections One comment

It’s a familiar script: 1. The Senate fails to pass a bill because even despite near uniform support from Democrats, the proposal does not

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Monthly numbers aren’t everything in economics

June 15, 2011 Arthur Lieber Economy, Employment, Government Leave a comment

Fully understanding economics is definitely above my pay grade, but I have plenty of company with that, including the best of our economists, the

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