David Safier

Korea is not the U.S.

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by David Safier Friend of the blog Matthew Ladner wrote what he calls "a wonky tease" in one of his recent Goldwater Institute email blasts. He's announcing a new study G.I. is releasing soon, New Millennium Schools. I want to answer his wonky tease with a wonky preemptive response. The thrust of Ladner's email is … Read more

The Dark Knight unmasks Bernie Madoff

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by David Safier I watched "Dark Knight" on DVD a few nights ago — not my usual movie fare, but about as good as that kind of movie gets — and my jaw dropped open during one bit of not-very-important dialogue early in the film. If the S.E.C. had seen the script when it was … Read more

Colbert goes Galt

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by David Safier The "Atlas Shrugged" craze I mentioned a week ago — "going Galt" — is spreading. That inimitable conservative, Steve Colbert, has picked up the standard. If you missed "Tonight's Word: Rand Illusion," you can catch it here.

Is Vic Williams a Brewer Republican?

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by David Safier As I wrote the previous post, I remembered words I heard from Vic Williams, both when we talked before the March4Schools rally in Phoenix and when he spoke at a forum with Nancy Young Wright. Williams made noises indicating that tax hikes were probable, if not inevitable, and he applauded Brewer's call … Read more