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Thursday, February 12, 2009

“Stimulus” Bill: More to Come or Is This It?


“It is a quick, sweet victory for the new president, and potentially a historic one. The question now is whether the $789 billion economic stimulus plan agreed to by Congressional leaders on Wednesday is the opening act for a more ambitious domestic agenda from President Obama or a harbinger of reduced expectations.” (New York Times, Thursday)



The social engineers are only starting.



FEE Timely Classic

“Human Ignorance and Social Engineering” by Wendy McElroy


  • Sheldon Richman is the former editor of The Freeman and a contributor to The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. He is the author of Separating School and State: How to Liberate America's Families and thousands of articles.