http://www.orble.com/random-mumblers-table/ Random Mumblers Table en Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:55:00 GMT Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:55:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/government-funded-education/ According to the Washington Post, opinion polls show that the public favors the GOP proposals for roll-backs of Federal spending, and rejects the idea of raising the debt ceiling. This... http://www.orble.com/government-funded-education/#comments http://www.orble.com/government-funded-education/ Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:55:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-state-of-the-republican-mindset-part-1/ There are two observations about President Obama's State of the Union speech, neither of which deal with the speech itself. 1 - Some people don't understand economics 2 - These... http://www.orble.com/the-state-of-the-republican-mindset-part-1/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-state-of-the-republican-mindset-part-1/ Thu, 27 Jan 2011 12:24:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/political-self-delusion/ We all have egos -- it goes with the species. Even so, politicians seem more self centered than almost anybody else. The most obvious examples are the late Ted Stevens... http://www.orble.com/political-self-delusion/#comments http://www.orble.com/political-self-delusion/ Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:34:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-2/ At the last election, the Republicans approached the health care reform law with the slogan "repeal and replace". While they have passed a repeal bill in the House of Representatives... http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-2/#comments http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-2/ Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:32:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-1/ What's the difference between Canada and the United States? Actually, there are a few, but one of the more interesting ones is that Canada is a nation where 30 million... http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-1/#comments http://www.orble.com/on-health-care-repeal-part-1/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:17:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/i-wish-id-said-this/ Really Long Link http://www.orble.com/i-wish-id-said-this/#comments http://www.orble.com/i-wish-id-said-this/ Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:24:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/notes-on-small-government-and-where-to-shrink-it/ After the 2010 elections, politicians and pundits, particularly on the winning side, were quick to spin the results and conclude they had a mandate for whatever positions they had espoused... http://www.orble.com/notes-on-small-government-and-where-to-shrink-it/#comments http://www.orble.com/notes-on-small-government-and-where-to-shrink-it/ Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-politicization-of-education/ During the Great Depression, people banded together and the union movement began. Jobs were scarce, and working conditions deplorable, and enforced by police and private security firms. That was a... http://www.orble.com/the-politicization-of-education/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-politicization-of-education/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:52:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-tucson-tragedy/ There's not much to add to the discussion of the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Giffords. A great deal has been written about the vitriol and invective that has been around... http://www.orble.com/the-tucson-tragedy/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-tucson-tragedy/ Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:16:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/economics-101-part-1-a-readers-question-answered-at-length/ In discussing economics, even at the lowest, most trivial level, it's important to realize that the subject really isn't a science. It's not only not a science, it's not even... http://www.orble.com/economics-101-part-1-a-readers-question-answered-at-length/#comments http://www.orble.com/economics-101-part-1-a-readers-question-answered-at-length/ Sun, 09 Jan 2011 14:40:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/huck-finn-and-the-constitution/ There have been two interesting examples of censorship in the past week - the one which got the most comment being a bowdlerized version of Sam Clemens' classic Huckleberry Finn... http://www.orble.com/huck-finn-and-the-constitution/#comments http://www.orble.com/huck-finn-and-the-constitution/ Sat, 08 Jan 2011 12:30:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/you-dont-gotta-believe/ You'd think we'd learn by now - supply-side economics is nonsense, no matter how often the Republicans tout it. Giving more money and more tax breaks to wealthy people and... http://www.orble.com/you-dont-gotta-believe/#comments http://www.orble.com/you-dont-gotta-believe/ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:07:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/credulity-has-its-place/ From the New York Times -- an interview with Governor Mitch Daniels: "Today, people understandably push for the most expensive treatments because they don't pay the bill. He would prefer... http://www.orble.com/credulity-has-its-place/#comments http://www.orble.com/credulity-has-its-place/ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:00:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/the-end-of-the-world-one-way-or-another/ From the New York Times, 8/21/10: In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market. According to the report, in the first seven months of the year, investors withdrew $33.12 billion... http://www.orble.com/the-end-of-the-world-one-way-or-another/#comments http://www.orble.com/the-end-of-the-world-one-way-or-another/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:47:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/wanna-be-forced-to-buy-a-radio/ Corporations hate regulations - unless they're in their favor. Back in 2002, the government's Copyright Royalty Board rejected an appeal by web radio broadcasters to block a plan that required... http://www.orble.com/wanna-be-forced-to-buy-a-radio/#comments http://www.orble.com/wanna-be-forced-to-buy-a-radio/ Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:48:00 GMT