Benjamin Studebaker

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Tag: Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart is Not an Economist

Today the treasury ruled out the magic coin, the denarius ex machina meant to save us from yet another debt ceiling fight. But before it did, Jon Stewart decided to give his opinion on the coin to his nationwide audience of over 2 million people, many of whom get their news from his show and from few other places. Unfortunately, Stewart decided to use his show to misinform the public. While many pundits and programmes disinform the American population on a daily basis, Stewart is often viewed as credible. What I am about to detail should remove that hard-won credibility.

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Space Age Stimulus

Over the last few months, a few things have happened that have put space exploration on my mind:

  • Newt Gingrich proposed a lunar colony
  • NASA sent a new rover to Mars
  • Neil Armstrong died

As a result, space exploration’s political implications are the topic of today’s post.

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