Suspending The Laws Of Economics Or Public Policy: The Idiocy Of Proposition 87
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Oct 1, 2006 - 10:00:00 PM
SACRAMENTO—Our resident economist asks Voters to THINK about the economic "logic" of Proposition 87. In essence, Proposition 87 wants to suspend the laws of economics. It's aimed at CALIFORNIAN oil.
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Carl, Immanuel, And The "I" Word: Philosophical Giants And The Global War On Terror
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Oct 1, 2006 - 10:00:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our resident economic scholar takes a philosophical look at war, imperialism, and international peace...Focusing on the concept of "perpetual peace" and its political implications.
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Mistakes Of History: Real World Problems That Our "Intelligentsia" Would Rather Avoid Discussing
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Sep 17, 2006 - 10:00:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our resident historian's new take on that saying: "those who fail to learn from the mistakes of history...."
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No Way To Run A Railroad: California School Building In The Early Twenty-first Century
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Sep 3, 2006 - 10:00:00 PM
CALIFORNIA—Our resident economist views our state's school building boom--what's good and what's bad. We will end up building fewer schools than we thought we'd build just two years ago, due to all the problems.
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Lessons From The War: Israel, Hezbollah, And Public Impatience With War
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Sep 3, 2006 - 10:00:00 PM
UNITED STATES—The News' resident economic historian examines the Middle East conflict(s) in long-term, historical perspective. We've forgotten that most struggles worth winning don't end in weeks or hours.
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Tax Breaks For The Rich, And Why It's A Good Idea
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By William P. McGowan. Ph. D. on Aug 27, 2006 - 10:54:00 AM
CALIFORNIA— Our resident economist argues against the conventional wisdom--why we should WANT the rich to get tax breaks, even if tax breaks to the rich in our society are now considered an absolute evil.
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Problems of the Presidency: It’s Not Just George W. Bush
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By William P. McGowan, Ph.D. on Jul 23, 2006 - 9:14:00 PM
Our historical scholar takes a look at the powers of the Imperial Presidency before, during and after "W"
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Response To Rob Reiner: What To Do Now That Proposition 82 Failed
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Jul 16, 2006 - 7:47:00 PM
HOLLYWOOD—Our resident economist makes some suggestions to childcare advocate Rob Reiner on what he should do now that his Proposition 82 failed. The idea was a "universal" preschool for California.
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America-Love It Or Leave It
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Jul 2, 2006 - 7:18:00 PM
What the USA has done right and why we should be proud of it.
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Global Warming And The War On Terror: A Cold War Reminder
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Jun 25, 2006 - 7:47:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our resident political economist opines on minimizing real threats as a political tactic (that's working).Minimizing a threat is the first step towards questioning its entire existence.
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Conventional Wisdom And What Actually Happened: The Case Of ENRON
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Jun 11, 2006 - 7:07:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our resident economist takes a look at perception and reality in corporate crime.No one questions the conventional wisdom because, well, it's conventional. EVERYONE knows it. Or do they?
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What's Wrong With Proposition 82: Promises Of "Free" Pre-school And Other Myths
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Jun 4, 2006 - 7:15:00 PM
CALIFORNIA—Why you should vote NO on the wholesome sounding Proposition 82--hard questions no one's asking. For more than a decade, our society has been using "the children" for very adult purposes.
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Cost of Conservatism in November
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on May 28, 2006 - 7:23:00 PM
A conservative before it was cool, our resident economist evaluates the GOP's chances at the polls this Fall.
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What Should We Do About $3+ A Gallon?
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on May 7, 2006 - 7:10:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our resident economist discusses some unpleasant economics facts about gasoline, oil, and a national energy policy. We are in this mess because of a lack of understanding of basic economics.
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The Next Big Business Scandal
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Apr 30, 2006 - 7:43:00 PM
UNITED STATES—Our practitioner of the dismal science gives us an example of how the science of statistics can be used to track down and catch real life criminals--right in the executive suite; CEOs that is.
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Immigration Reform In Congress
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Apr 16, 2006 - 7:07:00 PM
Our resident political economist examines the likely outcome of "compromise" legislation on immigration reform, an issue incumbents (Democrat OR Republican) fear.
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Immigration Protests and Media, Old and New
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Apr 2, 2006 - 7:44:00 PM
Our practioner of the dismal science examines the history of illegal immigrant protests and the likely outcome of the current debate on immigration "reform."
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India, Bush, And The Future Of Foreign Trade
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Mar 12, 2006 - 7:46:00 PM
UNITED STATES—No matter how much you hate talking to customer service in India, why protectionism is STILL a bad idea. This process is affecting American workers, because no one said capitalism is perfect.
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Battling Economists: The UCSB Economic Outlook as Declaration of War Against UCLA
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By William P. McGowan, Ph.D. on Mar 5, 2006 - 7:18:00 PM
When practitioners of the dismal science compete, the winner is...you! A look at two regional forecasts.
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Ventura Dreaming: The Real Economic Future Of The Gold Coast
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Feb 19, 2006 - 6:02:00 PM
***image3***VENTURA—Our resident economist explains why cities that try to create "affordable housing" are on a fool's errand. The problem with affordable housing is that Gold Coast has become a global real estate market.
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No One's Paying Attention To Vladimir Putin: Russia's Strong Man Is Bad News For The West
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Feb 5, 2006 - 7:23:00 PM
VARIOUS—Our resident economist casts a suspicious eye on "our friend" Vladimir Putin. For the world, the danger of a resurgent Russia is that we get all the bad parts of the Cold War with none of the benefits.
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Churchill: What his life tells us about the war on terror
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By William P. McGowan, Ph. D. on Feb 5, 2006 - 7:18:00 PM
Our resident economist and historian examines how Winston Churchill might view our society's current dillemma with the Global War on Terror
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