September 8, 2009 11:34AM 

# Tuesday Links 

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- How unions are [becoming irrelevant](http://www.ocregister.com/articles/union-unionized-workers-2552728-labor-unions) to the average American worker in the private sector.

- Is the president’s speech part of a sinister plan to create a socialist Obama Youth movement? [Hardly](http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Hey_-Mr_-President_-leave-those-kids-alone-8210094-57654557.html). However, let us not forget that our Constitution’s framers thought schooling was too important to be left to a federal government.

- [The case for engaging Iran](http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/09/06/the_case_for_engaging_iran_97136.html).

- The Supreme Court will rule Wednesday on whether the government can ban political speech during election time. [Here’s the back story. ](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeGlzEavpTM&feature=channel_page)

- The 10-year budget deficit is now projected to be *nine trillion dollars.* Paul Krugman says [it’s no big deal.](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/opinion/28krugman.html?_r=1) James Dorn thinks otherwise and explains [why Krugman is mistaken](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=975).

- Podcast: The [real problem](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=976) with Obama’s speech to schoolchildren.

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