Sliding or Plummeting toward Statism?
David Boaz in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: “When government slippery slope goes vertical“
Politics
Crony Capitalism….It’s Not Just for Malaysians or Singaporeans!
Russell Roberts on NPR: “As Goldman Gloats, What Does It Matter For Us?” Russell is too much of a gentleman to point out the large number of Goldman cronies who…
Some Thoughts on Health Care “Reform”
Everyone labels their proposals “reform,” which is an empty label. You can’t be “for” or “against” reform until you know what the reform is (unless you’re 100% satisfied with the…
Some Good News from Germany
BBC: “Merkel ‘heads for’ new coalition” Governing with the liberal Free Democrats will be an improvement. It looks like the FDP got 14.8%. Bravo!
No doubt a sad day…
for economically illiterate advocates of monarchy: “Turks mourn relative of Ottoman sultan” Sultans of the Ottoman Empire, from Osman I to Mehmed V
Is it Illegal to Remove a Sitting President?
Yes, if done according to the law. (Richard Nixon was certainly impeachable, and would have been impeached had he not resigned; the articles of impeachment were drawn up and voted…
Someone Was Clever
(Note: Not to say I agree with everything in the video, but it sure is a clever idea. I just wish a version had been done under the Bush administration…
Very Clever
The Shady Bunch (Not that I endorse every image in the video, but it’s pretty cute and clever, nonetheless.)
It’s Never Too Late for the First Time…
Vote Liberal in the German Elections
Defunding a Bunch of Nuts
CNN: “House passes amendment to cut government funding for ACORN” ACORN is notably corrupt, but mainly because, as a tax-funded clearly political organization, it corrupts American politics. I want their…