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9301 [lbo-talk] health insurance violates Sharia -- rank: 1000

<http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Personal_Finance/Insurance/ Health_Insuarance_illegal_Islamic_body/articleshow/2930737.cms> Health Insuarance illegal: Islamic body 6 Apr, 2008, 1806 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Comparing the benefits of health insurance policy to gambling, key Islamic organisations have termed the policies as "illegal" and directed Muslims to keep away from them. At a seminar to deliberate whether insuring health was permissible under Islamic law Shariat, the ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 7 10:06:57 PDT 2008

9302 [lbo-talk] Hayek, reading suggestions? -- rank: 1000

On Apr 7, 2008, at 10:30 AM, (Chuck Grimes) wrote: > Since I've gotten through most of Popper's critique of Plato, and had > to put it down for the sake of sheer bordom, I now need to get > something by Hayek. What I am looking for is not so specialized in > economics, as in its general discussions about society, politics, > economic systems---generally something of more philosophical bend. Well his big hit, the one that poisoned my young mind, was The Road to Serfdom. Probably t ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Mon Apr 7 07:55:19 PDT 2008

9303 [lbo-talk] Irrefutable proof that 'Stuff White People Like' is the dumbest thing ever -- rank: 1000

On Apr 6, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Eric Draitser wrote: > the > government will be able to withhold insurance from those who dont > comply > with their mandates such as vaccinations like HPV, MMR, Hep, etc. > which have > been proven to dramatically increase the risks of autism, epilepsy, > etc. Tinfoil hat alert.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 16:38:45 PDT 2008

9304 [lbo-talk] Obama advisor: keep 60-80,000 troops in Iraq -- rank: 1000

[when withdrawal doesn't really mean withdrawal...] New York Sun - April 4, 2008 <http://nysun.com/politics/obama-adviser-calls-troops-stay-iraq- through-2010> Obama Adviser Calls for Troops To Stay in Iraq Through 2010 By ELI LAKE, STAFF REPORTER OF THE SUN WASHINGTON A key adviser to Senator Obama's campaign is recommending in a confidential paper that America keep between 60,000 and 80,000 troops in Iraq as of late 2010, a plan at odds with the public pledge of the Illinois senator ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 08:06:46 PDT 2008

9305 [lbo-talk] more on Obama's gun record -- rank: 1000

[also from the Politico piece] In the Senate, he and Clinton broke on one vote, in July 2006. Siding with gun-rights advocates, Obama voted to prohibit the confiscation of firearms during an emergency or natural disaster. Clinton was one of 16 senators to oppose the amendment.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 07:52:13 PDT 2008

9306 [lbo-talk] Obama courting gun vote; yahoo not impressed -- rank: 1000

<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0408/9398.html> Obama aims for pro-gun vote By CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN | 4/5/08 4:42 PM EST PBarack Obama did not hunt or fish as a child. He lives in a big city. And as an Illinois state legislator and a U.S. senator, he consistently backed gun control legislation. But he is nevertheless making a play for pro-gun voters in rural Pennsylvania. By highlighting his background in constitutional law and downplaying his voting record, Obama is engaging in a ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 07:44:54 PDT 2008

9307 [lbo-talk] Goldman on the recession -- rank: 1000

On Apr 6, 2008, at 9:10 AM, Robert Wrubel wrote: > (Goldman economist) "But Eurodollar curve flatteners could > become attractive soon." > > What exactly are these, Doug? A bet that the gap between shorter- and longer-term interest rates will narrow.

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 07:28:43 PDT 2008

9308 [lbo-talk] Irrefutable proof that 'Stuff White People Like' is the dumbest thing ever -- rank: 1000

On Apr 6, 2008, at 10:03 AM, Angelus Novus wrote: > So there is generally no > danger of losing your health insurance if you lose > your job. Can you understand why Americans might envy that, even if they're wrong on the details? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 07:25:16 PDT 2008

9309 [lbo-talk] "Dr" Greenspan -- rank: 1000

On Apr 6, 2008, at 7:48 AM, Mike Beggs wrote: > He actually seems almost hostile to theoretical economics. He's an > empiricist to the core. See quote here: > > http://scandalum.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/maps-and-diagrams/ Curious marriage you've got where you struggle over who gets to read the Greenspan memoir! You say: "I ve thought for quite a while that mainstream economics is supported by an exoskeleton of empiricism rather than a backbone of general equilibrium theory.&q ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sun Apr 6 06:14:48 PDT 2008

9310 [lbo-talk] me on the CBC -- rank: 1000

I'm going to be on Michael Enright's show on the CBC tomorrow AM, for any Canadians so inclined. Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 5 17:32:15 PDT 2008

9311 [lbo-talk] Goldman on the recession -- rank: 1000

US Views: The Consumer Retrenches 1. The US economy has evolved along the lines of the recession template we laid out in early January. First, the most important labor market indicators -- nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate, and the jobless claims data -- are now all deteriorating at a clearly recessionary pace. Second, the news on consumption has worsened substantially in recent weeks, with a sharp deterioration in auto sales and auto loan delinquencies (now at the highest level in 30+ ye ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 5 08:18:15 PDT 2008

9312 [lbo-talk] A new old Cold War? -- rank: 1000

Explaining U.S. foreign policy by who benefits from military contracts seems to miss some real points. Like, you know, the whole Cold War was about something? Global power and the nature of the economic system, for example. And today, don't you think the U.S. has an interest in containing the rebirth of Russian power? Doug

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Sat Apr 5 07:27:16 PDT 2008

9313 [lbo-talk] a paradox -- rank: 1000

On Apr 4, 2008, at 9:01 PM, Seth Ackerman wrote: > If the capital markets consisted of everybody > just parking their money blindly in index funds and not engaging in > active trading, where would the external discipline on managers come > from? How would shareholder value objectively manifest itself? As it happens I asked John Bogle, godfather of index investing, this very question when I interviewed him last week. (I cut it out of the broadcast version because I thought it was to ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 4 18:42:30 PDT 2008

9314 [lbo-talk] MLK vs. the Vietnam War -- rank: 1000

[I had a similar thought myself when I happened to listen to this speech a couple of months ago.] <http://gawker.com/376355/41-years-ago-today-mlk-vs-vietnam> 41 Years Ago Today: MLK Vs. Vietnam Not only is today the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination; as both news stories and commenters have pointed out, it's the 41st anniversary of his historic speech opposing the Vietnam War. That speech was groundbreaking in the truest sense; there was bitter division with ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 4 14:46:19 PDT 2008

9315 [lbo-talk] Al Q to McCain: Iran is our common foe -- rank: 1000

[I was just on Iranian TV - by phone, not camera - commenting on this morning's job report. While looking at the site, I came across this gem.] <http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=50238&sectionid=3510203> Qaeda to McCain: Iran is our common foe Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:49:40 Al-Qaeda's number two leader snubs Republican Senator John McCain for claiming that Iran is working with the terrorist organization. During a new online Q&A session, Ayman al-Zawahiri said al-Qaeda wants to se ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Apr 4 14:16:33 PDT 2008