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The Obama Administration’s Economic Bragging: A Third Response

February 17, 2010 – 4:21 pm

The microphone goes to Megan McArdle:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Budget Deficit, Economic Ignorance, Entitlement Spending, Keynesian Stimulus, Megan McArdle, National Debt, Obama Administration, The Failure Of Keynesian Stimulus | Comments

The Obama Administration’s Economic Bragging: Another Response

February 17, 2010 – 4:17 pm

My friend and colleague, Francis Cianfrocca, has an op-ed for CBS News that further refutes Obama Administration spin regarding its stimulus package.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Budget Deficit, Economic Ignorance, Entitlement Spending, Francis Cianfrocca, Keynesian Stimulus, National Debt, Obama Administration, The Failure Of Keynesian Stimulus | Comments

The Obama Administration’s Economic Bragging: A Response

February 17, 2010 – 4:07 pm

Two big economic items for the day. The first is that the President has decided to create a debt panel that will supposedly lead us out of the fiscal mess that we are in. The second is that David Leonhardt has allied himself with the Administration’s spin machine to sing the praises of last year’s stimulus package.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Budget Deficit, David Leonhardt, Economic Ignorance, Entitlement Spending, Keynesian Stimulus, Matthew Continetti, Michael Boskin, National Debt, Obama Administration, Reihan Salam, The Failure Of Keynesian Stimulus | Comments

Why Does Anyone Trust The Leveretts?

February 15, 2010 – 8:00 pm

I have written in the past about Flynt and Hillary Mann Leverett, the husband and wife team that passes itself off as being your go-to source concerning all things relating to Iranian politics, and Iran’s place in the world.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Barack Obama, Bush Administration, Democracy, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Dishonesty, Flynt Leverett, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Hillary Mann Leverett, Hossein Ali Montazeri, Imam Hossein, Incompetence, inflation, Iran, Kahrizak, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Moharram, Neda, Obama Administration, Ramin Pourandarjani, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism | Comments

How the United States is Like Greece

February 15, 2010 – 10:05 am

There’s an ever-shifting balance between the goals of forcing society’s commitments to be borne more-or-less exclusively by those with high incomes, and the imperative of not destroying the economic incentives that produce income in the first place. The need to find this balance is a universal problem, not specific to 21st century America.

By Francis Cianfrocca | Posted in Features, Market | Also tagged Barack Obama, Debt, deficits, EU, European Union, Eurozone, Fiscal Policy, Greece, Japan, VAT | Comments

Iran: The Regime And The Opposition Grapple Anew

February 12, 2010 – 12:05 am

Today, the regime in Iran marked its 31st anniversary; both with pro-regime demonstrations and speeches, and with efforts to shut down reformist protests.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, Democracy, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Hossein Ali Montazeri, Imam Hossein, inflation, Iran, Kahrizak, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Moharram, Neda, Obama Administration, Ramin Pourandarjani, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism | Comments

Remember The “I Won’t Raise Taxes On Anyone Making Less Than $200K” Pledge?

February 11, 2010 – 2:47 pm

Wave goodbye to it:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Barack Obama, Breaking Promises, Obama Administration, Raising Taxes, taxes | Comments

The Latest Bout Of Internet Censorship In Iran

February 10, 2010 – 4:38 pm

Gmail access in Iran is getting shut down permamently by the Iranian leadership class.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, Democracy, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Hossein Ali Montazeri, Imam Hossein, inflation, Iran, Kahrizak, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Moharram, Neda, Obama Administration, Ramin Pourandarjani, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism | Comments

Breaking: The President Doesn’t Begrudge People Success Or Wealth

February 10, 2010 – 3:56 pm

How nice of him. But the fact that people think the President actually ought to get a vote on this issue is disturbing, as my colleague, Francis Cianfrocca points out.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged bankers, Barack Obama, bonuses, Obama Administration, Paul Krugman, Salaries | Comments

Quote Of The Day (Part Deux)

February 9, 2010 – 9:04 pm

“In at least 3 respects, the lessons from Sharansky and Reagan might be relevant here.”

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, Democracy, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Hossein Ali Montazeri, Imam Hossein, inflation, Iran, Kahrizak, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Moharram, Neda, Obama Administration, Ramin Pourandarjani, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism | Comments

Can The North Korean Government Do ANYTHING Right?

February 7, 2010 – 6:15 pm

Do I really need to answer that?

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Economic Ignorance, Foreign Affairs, Kim Jong Il, North Korea | Comments

Iran’s Descent Into The Twilight Zone

February 7, 2010 – 2:46 pm

Apparently, the Green movement so threatens the Iranian regime, that the national colors have become red, white, and blue. The Green movement has therefore succeeded where six successive American Administrations have failed; it has driven Iran into the arms of the United States.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged Ali Khamenei, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, Democracy, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, Hossein Ali Montazeri, Imam Hossein, inflation, Iran, Kahrizak, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Moharram, Neda, Obama Administration, Ramin Pourandarjani, Stolen Elections, Totalitarianism | Comments

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