Though neoconservatives came to most people’s attention during the Dubya era, their imperial purple was undoubtedly the Reagan years. The death of Irving Kristol rules a line across one era of the American intellectual right.
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Guy Rundle: Rundle: The death of the neo-cons
Goldman Sachs is bad for America
Goldman Sachs’ over-the-top profit results highlights the hypocrisy haunting Wall St, writes the venerable Paul Krugman.
Obama embraces Reagan; Republicans suddenly less keen
Obama has been quite generous in his praise of Ronald Reagan of late, while Republicans have suddenly begun reassessing whether Reagan is the best role-model to follow as they seek a path back to power.
Don’t blame Reagan for recession
How could Paul Krugman, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics and author of generally excellent columns in The New York Times, get it so wrong? asks Robert Scheer.
Paul Krugman: the Reagan wrong turn that left us stuffed
The more you look at it, the more it’s clear that Ronald Reagan is to blame for the global financial crisis.
Hot Chips! The Truth!
A Crikey expose with George Clooney
Drug testing MPs and the Shultz defence
On Sunday, Senator Bill Heffernan called for random testing of politicians for illegal drugs. Heffernan claimed that the tests would send a message “that we are fair dinkum serious about stamping out drug use”.
