Month July 2008

Our banana republic Federal Reserve

Dealbreaker on the supposed $15 billion bailout of Fannie and Freddie It probably goes without saying that you should exercise extreme skepticism about this, especially after Friday’s triple head fake. You remember that, right? First we heard that the government…

Obama’s FISA screwup

From Dave Winer First, the conservative pundits who say that Obama turned his back on the extreme left by voting for the new FISA bill have it wrong. He turned his back on people of all persuasions who believe in…