Let’s take a moment to mourn the death of limited government in America, and to dwell on federal government’s baaaad example: debt accrual. Not that we should ever take our lessons from government. That would be a throwback to a time when freedom lovers growled ferociously in the face of government’s intrusion in their affairs,…
Perhaps if fewer people owned homes they couldn’t afford, we could stop all this crying about the popping of the home-mortgage bubble. You make an investment, you own it…so to speak. Live with it. Or is that live in it?
I know I’m just contributing to the tawdry and completely unimportant internet fray when I compare the speeches Hillary and Bill gave, but I must say this: Bill Clinton is incredibly moving when he’s warmed up and crooning to the bleachers. Hillary, on the other hand, is as boring, uninspiring, pedantic, and wooden as I’ve…
Well, well, well, Barack Obama becomes less and less interesting each day. His decision to take Beltway institution, Joe “Six-Term” Biden, as his running mate is predictable, cynical, and rather ordinary. It has little to do with Biden’s voting record (which I’m about to pounce on with more accuracy and thoroughness than the NY Times…
Ah, those realists, the Australians. James Allan, a U. of Queensland law professor, takes an incredibly polite and inescapably scathing shot at the believers of alternative medicine. Sentence of the day: “No one likes to be rude at a fun dinner party or to risk social isolation by calling someone an idiot.”
Quick, grab your copy of the U.S. Constitution and turn to the last sentence of Article VI, which quite clearly and eloquently states: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be…
Today, The New York Times reported: “Obama Wants to Expand the Role of Religious Groups.” I read the article, regained my composure, and then wrote a letter to the Obama campaign. It follows. Dear Mr. Plouffe. Mr. Obama, and the hard-working volunteers and staff of the Obama Campaign, It’s interesting that “deadline,” which you entitled…
I’m a libertarian. Bob Barr is not. Oh, he may be a Libertarian(tm), but he is not a libertarian. He voted for the Patriot Act, threw his (constitutionally late) vote behind the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and helped pilot the plane of Bill Clinton’s impeachment. He’s interested in constitutionally enshrining the inability of same-sex…
Spring is here and local farmers markets are overflowing with fava beans. Today, I bought 2 lbs. of shelled beans, which I am using tomorrow in a Jamie Oliver recipe. I know that fava beans are high in protein and fiber, but I wanted to know what other good nutrients they bring to a body….
The other day, I had a wonderful phone conversation with an old friend who is the proud papa of a 9-month-old little human. We talked at length about what’s going on in America — the fear culture, the blanket of isolationism we all draw around ourselves when we are mesmerized by cell phones and MP3…