Monthly Archives: October 2021

All Eyes on Virginia

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Joe Benning

Election Day (surely a misnomer with early voting)  is this Tuesday and all eyes are on Virginia’s gubernatorial race. As they should be. The contest, between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, may help to clarify two important political … Continue reading →

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Janet Yellin Scores a D Minus

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Joe Benning

Ignorance and enthusiasm make a dangerous combination. It’s even worse when people who should know better nevertheless agree to make wildly implausible sales pitches designed to justify foolish policy proposals. In the end a once respectable reputation gets dented and … Continue reading →

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Prosecute Steve Bannon

Posted on October 27, 2021 by Joe Benning

Congress recently voted (229—202) to hold sometime Trump whisperer Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying a subpoena to testify in the Congressional investigation of the January 6 riot. In refusing to comply, Mr. Bannon asserted executive privilege. All but … Continue reading →

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Clashing Philosophies

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Joe Benning

Around 30 years ago William F Buckley and his friend Professor Milton Friedman debated Buckley’s proposal that some kind of National Service be required of young people. Buckley, who along with Dr. Friedman famously championed the free market, insisted that … Continue reading →

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Mindless Covid Repression

Posted on October 16, 2021 by Joe Benning

For some reason or other many think that a policy of “Zero Covid” is the way to go. But it isn’t. Covid-19 isn’t going to go away. We just have to learn to live with it. JFB

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The Eviction Non-Crisis

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Joe Benning

Ever notice that progressives have a habit of manufacturing a “crisis” when they have a policy goal in mind, but somehow manage to ignore real crises they’d rather not talk about. Consider the eviction “crisis”.  In August of 2020 the … Continue reading →

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Enough Already

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Joe Benning

On a daily basis it seems that the Biden White House launches a new round of absurdities. Consider that they keep on insisting that they have enough votes to suspend the debt ceiling to avoid a default, but the whole … Continue reading →

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The Debt Ceiling, Again…

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Joe Benning

Of course Congress should raise the debt ceiling and avoid a default. And of course throughout history the parties have been absolutely hypocritical about when they will and when they will not vote to do so. The chief criteria are … Continue reading →

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