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    Two Cheers for the Nanny State

    APRIL 26, 2013 6:43AM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: socialism, david osborne, reinventing government, new democrats, inequality, free markets, 1984, big brother, social engineering, choice architecture, nudges, free choice, bias, emotionalism, human reason, behavioral economics, cognitive science, harvard law school, paperwork reduction act

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    #1 Reason Not To Vote For Romney? Cart Before The Horse

    SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 3:36PM

    By MrBillOfRights


    Topics: mitt romney, rafalca, dressage, olympics, capitalism, entrepreneurism, free markets

    • 5 Ratings
    • 258 Views
    • 11 Comments
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    Liberty And Freedom But Only If You Are A Man

    JUNE 3, 2012 7:16PM

    By Howard Schneider


    Topics: open call, working mothers, abortion, free markets, cathoic church, contraception, reproductive rights, violence against women act, patcheck fairness act, lily ledbetter act, religious fundamentalists, social conservatives, ann romney, hillary rosen, planned parenthood, news, feminism, politics, open+call

    • 0 Ratings
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    Tea Partying in Owen County, Indiana

    MARCH 26, 2012 3:16PM

    By Laura Wilkerson


    Topics: tea party, cooper commons, mark levin, glenn beck, smart girl politics, free markets, constitution, egypt, ruth bader ginsberg, president obama, minorities, occupy movement, ryan goodwin, federal contraception mandate, richard barnes, deputy greg denny, right to resist law, hb1, mitch daniels, kristi risk, michele bachmann, richard mourdock, emory mcclendon, putnam county, politics, indiana, owen county

    • 1 Ratings
    • 155 Views
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    Free Market vs. Conservative Moralists

    MARCH 1, 2012 5:23PM

    By Katya G


    Topics: conservatives, religion, free markets

    • 11 Ratings
    • 2544 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    “Free Markets?” Look There’s a Unicorn!

    NOVEMBER 17, 2011 8:32AM

    By Steve Klingaman


    Topics: business, economy, free markets, free market, free market solutions, free market malarkey, market distortions, market corrections, adam smith, milton friedman, friedrich hayek, economists, economics, robert reich, regulated markets, capitalism, conservatives, republican economics, behavioral economics, econ 101, 2012 republican primary, invisible hand of the market greed versus fear, market entropy, mexican drug wars, economic meltdown, unregulated markets, unicorns, unicorn sightings, unicorn denier

    • 3 Ratings
    • 1100 Views
    • 4 Comments
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    The Zombie Politicians and Vampire Capitalists are Coming!

    NOVEMBER 15, 2010 11:48AM

    By Kevin Gosztola


    Topics: tea party, conservatives, liberals, democrats, obama administration, president obama, john boehner, boehner, congress, economy, stimulus, medicare, social security, wall street, news, politics, free markets, capitalism, vampires, zombies

    • 27 Ratings
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    • 52 Comments
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    Short Message for House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, et. al.

    NOVEMBER 5, 2010 7:35AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: the structurally poor, economic growth, taxation, capitalism, free markets, individualism, basic nutrition, housing, health care, senate, presidential veto, house of representatives, eric cantor, whip, business, economy, environment, family, health, news, politics, government

    • 3 Ratings
    • 837 Views
    • 3 Comments
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    The Deadly Results Of Radical Free Market Capitalism

    SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 11:47PM

    By Tom Wright


    Topics: government, regulations, free markets, capitalism, san bruno, bp oil spill, wright county egg company, don blankenship, massey energy, pg&e, television, politics, open+call, news, health, environment, economy, business

    • 14 Ratings
    • 607 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    Against Free Markets

    SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 10:04AM

    By Floyd Elliot


    Topics: humor, comedy, free markets, adam smith, socialism, invisible hand

    • 0 Ratings
    • 302 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Good Old Days

    JUNE 24, 2009 4:30PM

    By John Di Gasbarro


    Topics: john d. rockefeller, child laubor, survival of fittest, free markets, david rockefeller, victorian days, explotation, no unions

    • 2 Ratings
    • 398 Views
    • 2 Comments
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    Milton Friedman in Chile

    MAY 15, 2009 10:04PM

    By Steve McKinney


    Topics: free markets, chile, milton friedman

    • 1 Ratings
    • 587 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    The Fallacy of the Innovative Free Markets

    OCTOBER 27, 2008 7:27PM

    By poetic_badger


    Topics: obama, election, free markets, reagan, conservative, greenspan, rand, liberal, innovation, politics

    • 1 Ratings
    • 589 Views
    • 1 Comments
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    Dr. Ron Paul speaks out against the bailout.

    SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 7:29PM

    By A Mind in Peril


    Topics: open call, ron paul, crisis, wallstreet, free markets, bail out, government, usa, america, life, help, save us, belief and religion, business, family, health

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