I know nothing about the Gleik/Heartland Institute Scandal, but McArdle gets to the heart of the matter here: (h/t Instapundit) After you have convinced people that you fervently believe your cause to be more important than telling the truth, you’ve lost the power to convince them of anything else. But they’re super-serial!
“Who’s FICA? And why are they taking my money?” Actually, he asks about the income tax in general, given that almost 50% of Americans don’t pay income tax. This is not a bug; this is a feature. The income tax is a specifically progressive structure. It exists to do two things: Feed the Beast Give… Read More Stacy McCain asks What We’ve All Been Asking Since We Were Seventeen or Thereabouts…
Deregulation, the first winding down of the New Deal edifice, began in 1978 under the Carter administration. The 1980’s military build-up began under Carter as well. The issue in the 1980 election was not whether we would have a less intrusive government, whether we would have a more robust foreign policy, but how much and… Read More We’re All Supply-Siders Now
By the sweat of your face shall you get bread to eat every day of your life, until you return to the ground from which you were taken; for thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return. Gen 3:19
… he does not pretend to agree with everyone. (h/t: Memeorandum) When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he declared that marriage is between a man and a woman. For the most part, his position was treated as a nonissue. Now Rick Santorum is campaigning for president. He too says that marriage is… Read More Santorum Commits the Deadly Sin of Politics…
HIMYM was funny tonight. “I camp in secret,” “Landing strip on Marshall, even money,” good stuff. Last line, super-annoying.
I’m still working to find the background/header image that works for me. Expect random changes at regular intervals.
Watched “Midnight in Paris” yesterday. Is it just me, or do all Woody Allen movies lack a third act?
I remember getting all worked up because people drank crap beer. I no longer do so, because I understand why people drink crap beer. Because it’s beer. BEER. What people drink when they want to get slowly and pleasantly drunk. They don’t want to intellectualize it. They don’t want to turn it into an aesthetic… Read More Bad Beer is Bad.
My Stats page keeps locking up. As seeing who’s viewed what and how much is a needful guide to blogging, seeing this freeze up every time rather takes the wind from my sails. Instead, enjoy this picture of my daughter and I having a frank discussion of great social and political import.
Content Blues 