The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While, I, myself, don't really hold a strong opinion on my physical appearance one way or another, I'm comfortable with myself and do regularly get complimented on it. Segueing from that, while I hold no jealousy for the guy from a commercial I'm about to mention, what this commercials insinuates kind of bugs me. In a new Toyota Camry commercial, a lady compares her deal on a Camry to the guy she's dating or married to, and says, "Looks like I hit the jackpot again." The lady at the front desk then asks, "Again?" At this point, what appears to be a bodybuilder comes forward, and tells the woman that he got her a Cappuccino or something of the sort, before saying, "...and I rescued this puppy I found on the street." The lady at the front desk then gives this look, which clearly says, "I want him to penetrate me right now. I'll be taking a break in 15 minutes. Can you wait that long? Please? Rescue me from this boredom with y...

Author of "Free Trade Doesn't Work," Ian Fletcher just released an article by the title of "Why Is the American Left So Ineffective With Economics" and can be read here -  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ian-fletcher/why-is-the-american-left-_b_1142615.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false While throughout the course of the article, Fletcher makes some interesting points which may cause one to do further research on said point, the majority of the article is generalization without any actual numbers. Fletcher starts with this - " Anyone who's still in a state of denial about the thesis implied by the title of this article can stop reading right here. I'll just assume it's obvious enough that we can take it as a given." Those are the first two sentences in the article. "I'll just assume it's obvious enough that we can take it as a given." For someone whom believes to specialize in economics, I find that statement t...