Jeremy R. Hammond's Blog: JeremyRHammond.com, page 79

Paul Krugman on the Debt: Why He Can’t Be Taken Seriously

Comparing Paul Krugman's comments on the issue of a U.S. debt crisis offers further proof that he's a partisan hack, not an economist who can be taken seriously.

Paul Krugman Confesses No Understanding of How Savings Spurs Investment

How the Nobel-Prize winning economist feigns ignorance of how the free market works to push his big government central planning agenda.

Obamacare: The REAL Rest of the Story

Contrary to how the New York Times' former editor and columnist Bill Keller characterizes it, Obamacare is a shining example of crony capitalism.

Karzai: Afghanistan Government Corruption Traces to Foreign Influence

Last week, the BBC interviewed Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who was rightfully critical of the U.S./NATO role in his country.

Extortion Is What Government Does

Last week, referring to the Republicans feigned conditional opposition to raising the debt ceiling, Obama said that "we can't make extortion routine as part of our democracy".

AP Interview with Obama: Spinning Iran’s Theoretical Ability to Build Bomb Into Claim of Actual Production

U.S. government officials know they don't always have to lie or deceive. Oftentimes, the media will just do it for them.

U.S. Complicity in Egyptian Military’s Oppression Continues

As long as the American aid continues to flow to the generals, they can continue to suppress the Egyptian people, whose public will would upset the status quo the U.S. and Israel seek to maintain if the Egyptian government actually respected it.

The Problem with Blaming ‘Private Sector’ Companies for the Problems with the Obamacare Website

Aha! So, you see, the problems with HealthCare.gov are not the government's fault, but the private sector!

Obamacare: Keeping Premiums Lower By Reducing Choice and Quality of Health Care

Under Obamacare, insurers are forced to charge the same premiums to the healthy as the sick, which creates a perverse incentive to limit patient choice to a smaller network of doctors willing to accept lower fees.

The Ludicrous ’14th Amendment’ Solution to the Debt Ceiling Crisis

The argument is that the Executive has the authority under the 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling is patently absurd.