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LewRockwell.com Anti-state, anti-war, pro-market  The Crucial Pillar of the New World Order And how it is going down. Article by Gary North.  Graveyard of Empires Most recently, the American. Article by Eric Margolis.  The Gestapo Games Becky Akers on "security" for the Super Bowl.  The Reluctance To Kill Is Disappearing The "war on terror" is eradicating ordinary morality. Article by Mike Rozeff.  Are Your Phone Conversations Being Recorded? Check here to see what your state law is, says Bill Rounds.  Applauding Dishonor Linda Shrock Taylor on Ron Paul's opponents.  The Government's Real-Life Death Ray Jesse Ventura on the dreadful power of HAARP.  Internet Resources for the International Man The sites to research, and what you need to learn.  Gold Will Rise Against all the heavily debased currencies.  Rich Americans Are Fleeing Who can blame them? Article by Bob Adelmann. Economist's View Tim Duy: Good News on Employment, by Tim Duy: With only a minimal drag from the government sector, the February employment report shined on the back of a solid gain in private sector hiring: The last couple of months look...  Fed Watch: Good News on Employment Tim Duy: Good News on Employment, by Tim Duy: With only a minimal drag from the government sector, the February employment report shined on the back of a solid gain in private sector hiring: The last couple of months look...  Dean Baker: Strong Job Growth With all the cheering about the jobs report this morning showing 243,000 jobs created last month and a fall in the unemployment rate to 8.3 percent, I thought it might be useful to present a contrary voice (especially since I'm...  NBER EF&G Research Meeting I am here today: NBER EF&G Research Meeting Nir Jaimovich and Guido Lorenzoni, Organizers February 3, 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco PROGRAM 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 9:00 am Gary Gorton, Yale University Guillermo Ordonez, Yale University Collateral Crises...  Paul Krugman: Romney Isn’t Concerned Who does Romney care about?: Romney Isn’t Concerned, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: ...Earlier this week, Mr. Romney told a startled CNN interviewer, “I’m not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there.” Faced with criticism,...  Fed Watch: How This Gets Even Uglier Tim Duy: How This Gets Even Uglier, by Tim Duy: At this risk of beating a dead horse, I reiterate that I don't see how the European situation comes to a happy conclusion. Conditions in Greece appear to be deteriorating...  Links for 2012-02-03 S.E.C. Is Avoiding Tough Sanctions for Large Banks - NYTimes.com I Still Don’t Get Why the ECB Hiked Rates - Rebecca Wilder Which Romney Is Romney? - Brad DeLong Sociology of knowledge: Berger - Dan Little Chris Giles on UK...  How Did the Fed Get Things So Wrong? [Busy day today -- teaching then travel -- so another quick "hit and run" post.] A column from a couple of weeks ago: How Did the Fed Get Things So Wrong?, by Mark Thoma: The public’s faith in the Fed’s...  "On Wilson’s Muddled Defense of the Top 1 Percent" Larry Mishel reacts to a recent commentary in the Washington Post on income inequality that "belittles the need to tax the rich more": On Wilson’s muddled defense of the top 1%, by Larry Mishel: Last week, the Washington Post published...  Will Tax Increases to Close the Deficit Harm Economic Growth? Tax increases will be needed to close the budget gap: Will Tax Increases to Close the Deficit Harm Economic Growth?, by Mark Thoma, CBS News: Politicians want you to believe tax increases will kill the economy. They won't. COMMENTARY The...  "Racial Segregation is Still a Reality" Richard Green follows up on his post Good news and bad news on race and housing highlighting the Glaeser and Vigdor result that all-white neighborhoods are a thing of the past: Rolf Pendall: Racial Segregation is Still a Reality, by... Wired Top Stories Top Stories  A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Feb. 4