Prometheus Rebuttals
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The Unwelcome Conversation
PI destroys the socialist fallacies of Berkeley professor George Lakoff

What To Do About Big, Scary Monsters Like Free Trade
Here's a thorough rebuttal on the subject of free trade - but it also helps that our opponent doesn't know the difference between the economy and the stock market.

But I Am Le Tired...
Paul Krugman exemplifies a self-loathing so great that he chooses to title his column "French Family Values." Those of you who had been holding your laughter can now release it after you read our rebuttal.

I've Got A Fever, And The Only Prescription Is...More Socialism
African states boast the most abysmal protection of property rights, free-market institutions and general allowances of capitalism in the world. They also boast some of the most acute abject poverty in the world. Coincidence? Naomi Klein thinks so, but thankfully we enlighten her.

The Revolting Progressives
We've got a fellow here who is celebrating a few misguided exploitative tax increases and calling it a progressive revolution - thankfully we're here to prove him wrong, on both counts.

Policies of Economic Attrition
The venerable National Review warrants a rebuttal as its editorial staff pens a misguided indictment of immigration reform.

Just Say No (to Paul Krugman)?
Paul Krugman is the gift that keeps on giving to fans of Prometheus rebuttals, and here we continue to be a thorn in his side with a destruction of another one of his anti-reform columns.

The Successes of Bankruptcy, the Simultaneous Desirability and Repugnance of Government Control, and Joe Conason's Other Gems
You may be tempted to curse whoever told Joe Conason he should pursue a career in punditry. However, that would be myopic of you. Why? Because you've never had this much fun seeing his arguments against Social Security reform get intellectually jumped.

If Logic Were a Salary, Would the Minimum Wage Put The Nation Magazine Out of Business?
The Nation, apparently, thinks itself in possession of diplomatic immunity from the law of demand. We dispute that.

Even His Mommy Can't Help Robert Scheer Make A Cogent Argument
Robert Scheer, in the midst of unsuccessfully claiming that Social Security does not face a financial shortfall, feebly attempts to use his dead mother as justification for the continuation of bad policy. Yuck.

WWJJD? What Would Jesse Jackson Do?
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson, the man who said the government that governs best governs least, is a liberal? Did you know that Jesus Christ came out for single-payer health insurance in an unpublished exhortation from the Sermon on the Mount? No, not really. Jesse Jackson thinks so, though, but we're here to respond to his canard factory.

If An Uninformed Citizenry Is Fuel For the Terrorist, Osama bin Laden Must Be Thanking Allah for Joe Conason
Joe Conason tries to say that Osama bin Laden thinks George W. Bush's anti-terrorism policies are in bin Laden's best interest. We're not huge fans of the policy itself, but we are huge fans of rebutting Joe Conason.

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Irrelevancies
Maureen Dowd won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary and William F. Buckley, Jr. never did. We do our part to rebel against this injustice by pointing out Ms. Dowd's logical errors, glittering irrelevancies, and partisan philistinism.

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