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Krugman on Clinton’s gas tax

Paul Krugman’s all wrapped up around an ad from the Obama campaign:
I did not say that the Clinton proposal would increase oil industry profits. If the ad implies that I did, it should be retracted.
I beg to differ.
The ad in question (you can see it here) references the NYTimes on April 28 — and although […]

Kids say the darndest things

While talking with one of Adorable Child’s friends yesterday afternoon, she mentioned that her 8th grade History class is talking right now about politics, and they’ve been looking at the current election campaign.
A fairly wide-ranging discussion ensued in my den, and when the name “Barack Obama” came into our conversation, this young teenager said (paraphrasing): […]

Spinning between the lines

Economics probably heads the list of things about which I cannot claim expertise, so I’m lucky in that Dear Husband (DH) — who is an expert — is not only available to me as a resource, but has the gift of explaining things on my terms.
Like many folks, I tend to lay blame (or award […]