An engineer in his mid twenties based in southern Wisconsin, Gherald has been hooked on the blogosphere since encountering Andrew Sullivan during the 2004 cycle.

He began writing himself in 2008, mainly to vent frustration with the Bush-Cheney-Palin axis of the GOP. His amateur interests include economics, civil liberty, freethought, and hard-nosed political realism.

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Anecdotally speaking

by Gherald on 16 September 2012
See: GOP Sours on Romney
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Marx at 193

by Gherald on 4 April 2012
John Lanchester in the LRB (6000 words)
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GOP Voters: ‘Can We See What It Looks Like With Huntsman And Perry Again?’

by Gherald on 15 February 2012
WASHINGTON—Claiming something “just seemed off” with the combination of candidates currently seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for president, voters asked Tuesday if they could see once more what the GOP field would look like with Jon Huntsman and Rick Perry back in the race. “Could you just show me Huntsman next to Santorum again, and maybe Perry in there, too, trailing just a bit behind Romney? Not too close, though,” said Cleveland-based voter Alan Sanders, squinting as he contemplated the grouping of presidential hopefuls. “No, that’s still not quite right. What if we try Pawlenty, Paul, Bachmann, and Gingrich—in that order. Ugh, never mind, that just looks weird. Maybe take Romney out and put Herman Cain back in? That might work.” At press time, the nation’s Republican voters were asking to see Sarah Palin in there, too, just for fun
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The GOP in one sentence

by Gherald on 30 November 2011
“[The Republican Party] consists half of people who think like Michele Bachmann and half of people who are afraid of losing a primary to people who think like Michele Bachmann and that leaves very little room to work things out,” -Barney Frank
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Deep Thought

by Gherald on 21 October 2011

When people say things, the logical, objective meaning of what they said doesn’t matter nearly so much as the abstract idea of what they meant. This is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

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“Economic Turbulence”

by Gherald on 10 October 2011
If you only read one financial crisis / economics interview this year, it should be this one with today’s new Nobel Laureate, Thomas Sargent. (via Marginal Revolution)
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Ron Paul 2012!

by Gherald on 3 October 2011
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