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“Addicted to Inflation,” Indeed

  • Economics
July 25, 2014July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Paul Krugman has just issued a column charging conservatives with being “addicted to inflation,” not that they are pro-inflation necessarily but that they believe, and always believe, that hyper-inflation is imminent. Well, we had the real thing back in the […]

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Michael Lind’s New Paradigm, and the ‘End’ of Social Conservatism

  • Economics
July 6, 2014July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Michael Lind has released a new essay titled “The Coming Realignment” in The Breakthrough Journal, one of the most innovative magazines around today.  He predicts that social conservatism as we know it will fade away, but that we will not […]

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Why I Won’t Support Unz’s Minimum Wage Initiative – And What I Will Support

  • Economics
January 24, 2014July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Some important people on the Right, starting with the maverick Ron Unz but apparently including such as Phyllis Schlafly and Bill O’Reilly, have come out in favor of a higher minimum wage, such as $12 per hour. The argument against […]

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Why The Dream Declined

  • Economics
April 7, 2013July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

The best single post on the decline of affordable housing that I have seen on one of my favorite sites, newgeography.com, is this by Roger Selbert.  He most succinctly explains the reasons why the American dream of subsidized home ownership [discussed […]

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Raise Everyone’s Taxes, Including Mine

  • Economics
December 19, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

A number of millionaires are fine with their taxes being raised. I myself could live with slightly higher taxes, though I don’t like the idea of going higher than the Clinton era levels on federal taxes. The Clinton-Gingrich era was […]

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Issue of Hybridization between Philanthropy and Investment

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June 28, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Another approach by David Bornstein to the issue of hybridization between philanthropy and investment from my recent post Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur. Related: “For Ambitious Nonprofits, Capital to Grow” by David Bornstein at NYTimes.com

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Philanthropy and Investment: The Distinctions Begin to Blur

  • Economics,
  • Miscellaneous
June 12, 2012August 16, 2019
Author: Howard Ahmanson

I grew up believing that ‘philanthropy’ and ‘investment’ were two distinct things and not to be confused. They both serve the public, but in different ways; investment in business by [hopefully] producing worthy products at enough profit to make a […]

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Washington D.C.: The Center of the Universe: And Who to blame?

  • Economics
April 7, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Joel Kotkin on Newgeography.com writes about the nearly recession-proof nature of Washington, D. C. and its metro area.  It is a city of government and the mandarin classes, and they never go out of style.  But it seems to me that […]

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Agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs’

  • Economics
February 11, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Looks like the plummeting housing market has given a new lease of life to agriculture in the ‘burbs and exurbs.’ Related: “U.S. Farmers Reclaim Land From Developers,” by Robbie Whelan at The Wall Street Journal

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We’re The Trustfunders!

  • Economics
February 10, 2012July 17, 2018
Author: Howard Ahmanson

Actually, Forbes is as prejudiced as Occupy.  You can’t generalize about us one percenters.  Some have indeed provided excellent products and services, or done good philanthropic work.  Some have made money without doing much really productive for society, like hedgefunders. […]

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We should work to get every qualified voter an ID. Some of the other restrictions, though, really are attempts to make voting difficult. https://notthebee.com/article/hey-woke-corporations-you-might-want-to-check-out-this-poll-about-popular-support-for-voter-id-laws

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And at the same time, a lot of congregations are having to rent schools and hotel auditoriums and storefronts because they can’t afford a building. What gives? https://www.governing.com/community/Churches-Are-Closing-Its-a-Challenge-for-Local-Governments.html

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If they proposed requiring a vaccine passport to vote, the sides would reverse quickly. https://apple.news/A4JK474RLSm2Ea-d1aSOPJQ

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