I think hip-hop just jumped the shark: Via Kate the Great.
Archive for June, 2010
Nerd Rap?
Posted in Humor, Music on June 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Tea Party
Posted in Politics on June 28, 2010 | 6 Comments »
To most of us, this is how pretty much all of you come across: Via TPM, where they note that Lincoln not only instituted the nation’s first income tax, he also instituted conscripted military service (though the Confederates did the latter first). And you might be thinking to yourself, “Self, that looks an awful lot [...]
World Cup Haiku
Posted in Humor, Sports, World Cup on June 28, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Uncly Wuncly offers some: We’re not watching it Americans hate soccer Because it’s boring
Quote of the Day, Small Government Edition
Posted in Flame Bait, Flaming Bag of Poo, Politics on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Memphis columnist Randy Haspel: [Reagan] also deserves credit for being a better actor than I thought: He convinced an entire generation that government is an intrinsic evil that must be restricted. The result is the GOP of today. They want smaller government and less governmental intrusion, until an oil rig blows up. Then, the proponents [...]
America the Model?
Posted in Politics on June 21, 2010 | Comments Off
I’m late getting to this, but E-Mart is off his meds. Go read.
More On Libertarianism
Posted in Flame Bait, Libertarian Problem Solving on June 18, 2010 | 13 Comments »
If this got under matt curtis‘s skin, then this is really gonna irk him: Libertarianism: The Marxism of the Right
What the President Should Have Said
Posted in Environment, News & Current Events, Politics on June 17, 2010 | Comments Off
According to Rachael Maddow. Via TPM. (I tried to embed the video, but apparently the new site doesn’t like embedded videos, so you’ll have to click through to MSNBC or TPM to see it.)
Libertarianism in One Lesson, Second Attempt
Posted in Flame Bait, Libertarian Problem Solving on June 16, 2010 | 46 Comments »
When I tried this last week, I linked to the wrong thing. Just another failure of my big government liberalism, I guess. Let’s try this again, with the correct and even better link: Libertarianism in One Lesson. And since I already quoted my favorite excerpt last time, here’s a different one: Taxation is theft because [...]
Libertarianism in One Lesson
Posted in Flame Bait, Humor, Libertarian Problem Solving on June 11, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This is old, but good. Since matt curtis has been hanging around, and Rand Paul is (sort of) on the rise, it seems apropos: Libertarianism in One Lesson. In particular: Inviolate private property is the only true measure of freedom. Those without property have the freedom to try to acquire it. If they can’t, let [...]
The Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks
Posted in Uncategorized on June 9, 2010 | Comments Off