Niall Ferguson: If young Americans knew what was good for them, they would all be in the Tea Party. “Governments should be more honest about the size of their debts and young voters would be wise to get politicians to pay them off as soon as possible…” Well, if the publik skools taught kids math instead of the Gospel according to Gore, maybe they’d be able to figure this kind of stuff out.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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