This video of excited Sarah Palin fans at a book signing in Ohio tells you almost everything you need to know about contemporary conservatism. These people are Palin’s biggest fans, and they presumably read given that they are all preparing to purchase books, yet almost none of them know Palin’s stance on any political issue [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Michael Lind has a very worthwhile essay on the latest Pledge of Allegiance controversy concerning a ten-year-old in Arkansas (of all places) who refuses to say the pledge because he believes there is not “liberty and justice for all” in this country, particularly gays and lesbians. As if that weren’t gutsy enough, there is also [...]
I wish Ron Paul had won the Republican nomination in 2008. I wish Paul had won the general election and was president right now. But he’s not, and by the time the 2012 primaries start, he will be 76 years old. This is past the age of almost any contender for the presidency that I [...]
This will make two posts in a row where I rely on the work of Radley Balko. I would feel bad about it, if it weren’t for the fact that he is the journalist doing the most to show how far our criminal justice system comes from delivering actual justice for both victims and the [...]
This may come as something of a shock, but if a prosecuting attorney knowingly forges evidence to use against you, you cannot sue him. Let me put that a different way. A person, acting in the name of “the people,” can willfully lie in an attempt to lock you up, and you can never force [...]
In over 130 years there have only been 263 no-hitters thrown in baseball, so each one is impressive on its own. But throwing a no-hitter on LSD? That gets you this awesome animated short. This is why you should probably familiarize yourself with new technology before saying things that are too familiar, if you catch [...]
There were two very different political demonstrations in the Saint Louis metro area that caught my eye this week, and they are both sad comments on our society. First, the members of Washington University’s Young Americans for Liberty constructed a mock gulag to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Sad disclosure: although Wash U [...]
That is the title of my most recent article for Young American Revolution, and since it is one of the issue’s feature articles you can find it online here. It is a review of three war movies (loosely defined) that came out this year: G.I. Joe, Inglourious Basterds, and The Hurt Locker. Read it and [...]
As everyone should know by now but probably does not, this is the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The first breach in that wall set off a chain reaction that would eventually topple Communist governments and liberate people across half of Europe. It would also end the Cold War between the [...]
Dirty car window art. My favorite is the Birth of Man with a delicious twist. These are some really stupid inventions. I really like how the guy on the motorized surfboard doesn’t seem to be having any fun at all. Also, don’t think those illuminated tires can’t make a come back. One of the best [...]
