I realize that my postings have been really light for the past few weeks. I really have no excuse for this other than the fact that I haven’t seen much news I felt it necessary to comment upon, and if I don’t think I have anything productive to add, I won’t go the trouble of [...]
Archive for November, 2011
This was the best movie I’ve seen so far this year, although I admittedly don’t get out to see that many movies. So my only advice is go see it. However, I do have some further comments, questions, and criticisms that do contain spoilers, so if you don’t want to know anything about the movie, [...]
So our financial system is going down the crapper. I, for one, am not terribly worried, but that’s less a function of how bad I think the economy is going to get and more of the fact that I don’t have much at stake in our financial system because, well, I don’t have much to [...]
The New York Times asked readers what the government should do to stimulate the economy. The way I see it, there are three kinds of answers to this question: more good than bad, more bad than good, and disastrously bad. If the first few entries are any indication, most of the comments fall into the [...]
So that was the best All-Star Game I’ve ever seen–even if the National League did lose….for the twelfth straight time. It turns out that the American League’s secret weapon was the Florida Marlins’ Dan Uggla. Three errors and an 0 for 3 at the plate including a strikeout and double play with runners on first [...]
On Wednesday, Congressional Democrats proved that, with a few noble exceptions, they are one giant pussy willing to be constantly fucked by the Republicans. They did this by approving a FISA bill that allows for illegal wiretapping and retroactive immunity for the telecom companies that helped the government break the law. Even the much beloved [...]
As seems to happen every eight to ten months, the Iraqi government is asking the United States for a deadline for withdrawal. Now, given that we transferred sovereignty to the Iraqi government over four years ago, it would seem that the United States is bound to respect this request, but that would be a world [...]
Here’s something to make you even more paranoid when you drive: you can be arrested for a DUI even when you’re not intoxicated. In this particular case, the wife of a DUI attorney in Arizona was serving as the designated driver for her husband and a friend of his, and when she was pulled over, [...]
A number of my fellow libertarians are very attracted to the idea of life extension and possible immortality. (See here for an example.) I’m all for the idea of extending life for quite some time, and if some people want to try to live forever, I won’t try to stop them. However, I don’t, and [...]
Today, we celebrate the natural right to rebel against our government whenever it attempts to destroy our liberties. One should celebrate that right with the four B’s: baseball, barbecue, booze, and ballistics. This is also the third anniversary of this blog, which you should celebrate with these links. This is for anyone who feels nostalgic [...]
