On May 13, 1943, Axis forces in North Africa surrendered. The Allies suddenly found themselves saddled with...
Month: April 2011
I’ve taken a lot of heat in the comments for arguing that the recent poll showing a...
First the Jukebox. We’re a few weeks past St. Patrick’s day at this point, but I’m feeling...
A conservative talking point you’re bound to hear, if you haven’t already: “Why should my taxes pay...
According to a recent poll by left-leaning Public Policy Polling, they do. Several liberal sites have not...
In comments, North writes what has become conventional wisdom in the press these days with regards to...
Aidan writes: It’s pretty easy to oppose government spending when the budget is just an abstract concept....
I have a very distinct memory from last summer, sitting in a chair on our back...
I have some grave personal reasons to fear a government shutdown. My husband earns way more than...
In a previous post drawing the distinction between procedural and substantive justice, I noted my objection to...
Roger Williams’ concept of “separation of church and state” first became a part of Establishment Clause jurisprudence...
The woman who allegedly tried to tear a Gauguin painting off a wall at the National Gallery...
This story made me sad. Needless to say, Dad’s newfound obsession with the individual didn’t pan out...
This month’s Cato Unbound could hardly be more prosaic. It’s about parking. Ho-hum! Yet parking and parking...
At the new blog Bleeding Heart Libertarians (whose roster of contributors is impeccable, I must add), Matt...
In case you didn’t get enough on Conservative Critiques of Academia (CCOA) when Rufus was trying to...
…some arguments are more fun if you turn them upside down: The same with the conservative-rightwinger today. ...
~by Koz “Everybody knows an ant, can’t, move a rubber tree plant.” – Frank Sinatra When Lenin...
It is probably telling that I was so easily taken in by the local NPR station this...
So I went on vacation for a week, got back, got buried in real, actual work, and...
