CitizenCeo

Author's details

Name: Doug Walton, PhD
Date registered: December 31, 2007
URL: http://www.citizenceo.com

Latest posts

  1. Charges against Doctor Implicate Pakistan in Bin Laden Cover up — October 18, 2011
  2. The Smearing of Amanda Knox Shows Reading News Critically is Critical — October 5, 2011
  3. Occupying Wall Street or Preoccupied with Anger? — October 4, 2011
  4. Unemployment is Likely Not a Big Factor for Obama Reelection — September 26, 2011
  5. Obama’s Declining Approval Ratings are Irrelevant or Even Good — September 17, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. Who Won the Biden-Palin Debate? Go with the Polls Not Pundits — 6 comments
  2. Overview of Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Reserve — 4 comments
  3. Global Temperature Regains 20 Years of Lost Movement — 3 comments
  4. Energy Plans: Which Candidates Have One? — 2 comments
  5. Who Won the 3rd Presidential Debate? Poll Roundup — 2 comments

Author's posts listings

Mar
03
2011

Huckabee: An Idiot or a Liar?

Over the last few days, prospective Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has been getting heat because he mistakenly claimed that President Obama was raised in Kenya. Huck says it was an honest mistake—he really meant Indonesia and Hawaii. But, hey, what’s the difference right? As quoted on CNN, Huckabee says “I have said many times, publicly, …

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Nov
08
2010

What Fiscal Restraint? Back to Republican Borrow and Spend

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Examines the reality of whether Republicans or Democrats are more at fault for the US federal budget deficit.

Oct
17
2010

TARP Worked!

TARP worked. Taxpayers have gotten most of their money back.

Sep
26
2010

The US Recession is Over–That’s a Fact, Not an Opinion

A week or so ago, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) put out announcement stating that the recession had ended in June 2009. Subsequently, numerous articles were written with titles like, “For Many of Us, the Recession Lives On” and “Recession Not over for Most People.” Although I get the point that a lot …

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Dec
20
2008

Obama Transparency Talk

Apparently Obama’s response to Chicago Tribune reporter John McCormack’s questions about the Blagojevich affair have riled certain media commentators, who are now questioning Obama’s commitment to transparency. What a bunch of whiners. They either don’t understand the role of transparency in public policy, are desperate to make some news about something, or are just exaggerating …

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Nov
23
2008

Where is Presidential Leadership in the Economic Crisis?

Like many people, I’ve been wondering, “What is President Bush doing about the economic crisis?” Apparently, not leading. Maybe hiding under his desk. CNN suggests that nobody is really stepping up to provide direction. As the United States writhes in a collapsing economy, analysts and observers are wondering: Who’s skippering the ship? President Bush has …

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Nov
21
2008

Bleak Predictions in the ODNI Global Trends for 2025 Report

This was recently released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence: News Release No. 19-08 November 20, 2008 ODNI Releases Global Trends Projections By 2025, the accelerating pace of globalization and the emergence of new powers will produce a world order vastly different from the system in place for most of the post-World …

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Nov
16
2008

What Are the Indicators of the Financial Crisis?

It would be nice to have a concrete way to know if the financial crisis is getting better or worse. Or course the indicators would probably include the housing market, asset-backed securities, commercial paper, interest rates, GDPs, and the availability of credit. I couldn’t come up with a complete picture, but here’s what’s out there …

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Nov
08
2008

Post-Election Crazy Talk

Now that the election is over, I’ve been seeing a lot of crazy talk in the news. At least its not all coming from the McCain campaign. Some is though. At least a few of McCain’s team are ripping on Governor Sarah Palin, calling her essentially an ignorant hillbilly. Now, I was not a Palin …

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Oct
29
2008

How The Press Manufactures Drama in the Polls

WSJ Graph of all Florida Polls

Today in the Wall Street Journal we have the headline “Gap Narrows in Florida and Ohio, Not Pennsylvania.” The article has a lot of graphs and looks pretty impressive. But taking a wider view shows that this is a red herring. I don’t know if the writer knows this or just didn’t bother to look …

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