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Introducing Your Token Republicans

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Homeschooling, Cato Institute, Small Government, Rush Limbaugh, Libertarian, Colorado, Denver, Denver News
Jessica Corry

There will inevitably be moments when this site's readers will want to kick us straight to mandatory diversity training -- maybe you'll even post a little nasty gram of a comment. We welcome the dialogue.

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Economist Greg Mankiw's Bottom Line on Climate Policy: Government Can't Do Anything Right

David Roberts | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Economics, Economy, Climate Change, Regulation, Gregory Mankiw, Small Government, Green News
David Roberts

Harvard economics professor Gregory Mankiw's main point in his recent NYT op-ed is that a refunded carbon tax would be preferable to a cap-and-trade system, because ... economists prefer it.

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Rebranding Government: It's Time Politicians Stopped Running For or Against Government and Started Running it Well

Drew Westen | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Small Government, Conservatives, Rebranding Government, Barack Obama, Politics News
Drew Westen

The effectiveness of the conservative branding campaign on "government" is in fact a central reason we are in the economic mess we are in today.

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Transition Topic VI: Nixon to China, Reagan to Russia, Obama to...

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Reagan, Bailout, Wall Street, Limited Government, Obama Transition, Obama, Small Government, Nixon, Detroit, Fiscal Responsibility, Obama Issues, Politics News
Jeff Schweitzer

With his liberal credentials unquestioned, Obama can do something that no Republican could accomplish without being accused of social treason.

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After the Obama Win.

William Galston | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Victory, Social Conservatives, Mid-Term Elections, Government Approval, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Obama Wins, Obama Election Day, New Deal, Election Day, President Obama, Obama Administration, Franklin Roosevelt, Big Government, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Obama Financial Policy, Democratic Majority, Obama Recession, Pew Research Center, Sarah Palin 2012, Financial Crisis, Lyndon Johnson, Small Government, Republican Party, Bush Approval Rating, Great Depression, President Elect Obama, Politics News
William Galston

On the critical issue of government's role, Democrats do not have a mandate. Rather, they have a chance to make their case.

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The Death of Republican Philosophy

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Wall Street Crisis, Government Bailout, Bailout, Aig, Financial Crisis, Small Government, Republicans, Socialists, Business News
Hale

Simply put, this week has demonstrated a key point -- when the going gets tough, the Republicans become socialists.

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Since Bad Government Costs the Same as Good, Let's Choose Good

Jared Bernstein | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economy, Fema, John McCain, Unemployment Insurance, Foreclosure, Small Government, Fda, Politics News
Jared Bernstein

Under a McCain or any other modern conservative administration, it's not that there would be noticeably less government -- it's that there would be worse government.

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