I have been known to mock Instapundit for the near-total lack of substantive political discussion. But if his latest Shill Central Station piece is any indication, it's for the best. How does Prof. Reynolds propose to "reform" Social Security? Why, the answer couldn't be simpler: While people are debating...
I think Matt Yglesias is spot on; an Iranian style government in Iraq means little or nothing to the attitude of that government towards Iran. In international politics, and especially with.
If you're a fan of bad things happening to people who really, really deserve it, take heart in the recent arrest of white supremicist and all-around scumbag Keith Gilbert for.
Q: How does a man with a B.A. in Economics and no apparent scientific expertise go about demonstrating the lack of reliability of a well-established scientific consensus? The Poor Man has the answer! Hint: The idea for this technique came to him when he noticed how darn...
Henry Wirz was the Confederate commander at Andersonville, and one of a very few important Confederates hanged at the end of the war. After watching a crappy History Channel documentary.
Scott's got an excellent suggestion for a serious blogging topic for me below, so what do I do? In a moment of temporary insanity and inexplicable self-abuse, I follow a.
UPDATE: Somewhat reassuringly, apparently I didn't notice the problem below because this isn't, in fact, a feature of the constitution; a simple majority is all that is required for most things. That makes more sense. As the now obselete analysis below reflects, I think MY is right...
A commenter in the post immediately below reminds us of a great Wodehouse line; perhaps the harshest condemnation the mild-mannered Bertie ever directs at an interlocutor to his face. If.
I hope you have all seen this unintentionally hilarious re-enactment of The Quiet American. (Jeebus, any good colonialist would know that you don't just come out an tell your supposed inferiors that.
I'm looking out my window at yet another beautiful February day in Seattle. It's crystal clear, 41 degrees, not a cloud in the sky. Such days have become commonplace. Some data: It has rained one day in February thus far. On that day, it rained .91...
Rewatching the Daily Show, I'm reminded of perhaps the most reprehensible words that our President has spoken: The strong have a duty to protect the weak Unless, of course, the.
For such a horrible little country, I find North Korea to be bizarrely endearing: "We advise the U.S. to negotiate with dealers in peasant markets it claims that are to its.