Monthly Archives: July 2015

Ding Dong, the ExIm Bank is Dead!

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Lawrence Person

One bit of good news this week: The charter for one of crony capitalism’s favorite boondoggles, the Export/Import Bank, expired at Midnight June 30. Hopefully it will stay dead after congress returns from recess, despite attempts to revive it. If … Continue reading →

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Leland Yee Pleads Guilty To One Count of Racketeering

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Lawrence Person

As part of a plea agreement, former California Democratic state senator Leland Yee plead guilty to one count of racketeering, as did three other co-defendants. Yee, in case you don’t remember, was charged with being involved in a wide web … Continue reading →

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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before…

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Lawrence Person

Greece’s leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants more negotiations. Because, you know, Europe just hasn’t had enough of those over Greek debt. Mr. Tsipras said Greece was “prepared to accept” a deal set out publicly over the weekend by the … Continue reading →

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