Morning Journal--Rationale for the nanny state

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Target (TGT): Q4 EPS of $1.65 beats by $0.13. Revenue of $22.4B (+6.8% Y/Y) misses by $0.26B.

Economics

   This Week’s Data

   Other

            More on yesterday’s durable goods orders (short):

            http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/2013/02/business-investment-bounces-back.html

            And (short):

            http://pragcap.com/durable-goods-and-a-sp-500-disconnect

Politics

  Domestic

The rationale for a nanny state (medium):

http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2013/02/26/shepherds-and-sheep-n1519909

            Rand Paul’s letter to the CIA (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-27/rand-paul-cia-can-you-kill-drones-usa

            Thursday morning (ironic) humor (medium):

            http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-27/founded-geniuses-and-run-idiots

  International War Against Radical Islam

            The ghost cities of Islam (medium):

            http://www.steynonline.com/5430/ghost-cities