There are times I admire groups like Americans United for Separation of Church and State, the ACLU, or American Atheists. The ACLU often does principled work to protect individual freedoms and absorbs the blowback of unpopularity aimed its way by… Continue Reading
As I see it, there are three categories of people out there who have suffered losses because of the collapse of the real estate and financial markets. Category 1 is represented by the green field in my improvised diagram. These… Continue Reading
So let’s see if I have the myth right. Way back under the administration of [insert name of last opposition party President here], and inspired by the legislative efforts of [insert opposition ideology bogeyman’s name here], banks were [allowed/encouraged/required] to… Continue Reading
When both Alan Greenspan and Lindsey Graham are suggesting a “temporary” nationalization of troubled banks, that’s a pretty good sign that a) deep panic has set in, and b) the rest of us should take a step back and question… Continue Reading
Jane Austen meets John McTiernan. No, really. The movie will start out as a Victorian/Edwardian-era costume drama of manners and class stratification, which will be interrupted by Predator — yes, the scary dreadlocked alien Hunter Of Humans from the 1980’s… Continue Reading
There’s this cool classic rock song from The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again. It’s used as the theme music for one of the CSI shows. I’ve always liked the interplay between the Hammond pipe organ and Pete Townsend tearing up… Continue Reading
Vodkapundit is way cool. I don’t know where else to go, other maybe Sideways Mencken, to get such an effective mix of Battlestar Galactica references with a blend of political analysis and history.
The stimulus bill recently passed by the House, and its counterpart under consideration in the Senate, both contain “buy American” provisions — meaning that when purchases of materiel are made with money appropriated under that law, the materiel must come… Continue Reading
Ever a believer in trickle-down economics, Rudy! defends banks and other businesses that received bailout money paying their executives big bonuses with what look like taxpayer dollars. Now, I think there’s something to the idea that when people have money,… Continue Reading