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Obama Versus Someone Who Actually Knows What He’s Talking About

Originally published January 23, 2013, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. Leave a Comment

Obama Versus Someone Who Actually Knows What He’s Talking About

I’ve been studying economics this school year along with my two teenaged sons in our homeschool.  We listened to a lecture the other day during which Nobel Laureate economist Robert E. Lucas, Jr., was quoted.  After hearing our president’s remarks on the occasion of his second inauguration, I felt compelled to go back and listen […]

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Warren Buffett: Crazy – Like a Fox

Originally published August 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 6 Comments

Warren Buffett: Crazy – Like a Fox

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