Daily Archive: November 12, 2012

It was unseasonably warm here in Montauk today. The ongoing gasoline issues and last week’s nor’easter had prevented my uncle from coming over from East Hampton for my older daughter’s birthday, so today we...

Another myth busted.  Now can we please stop talking about how Obama won by “supressing” voter turnout, or that Romney lost because he couldn’t get conservatives to come out for him due to his...

by James Hanley In my experience “discussing” libertarian ideas with liberals I’ve noticed that the term “free markets” is a real bugaboo. Whether it’s the smug question, “what is a free market,” posed as...

I hate to post two things back-to-back this morning so please forgive…  In preparation for tonight’s Leaguecast (more on that coming from Will) the following question strikes me as important and I would like feedback...

*Spoiler Alert: Do not read this post or the comment section if you have not seen the show. Also, for those who have read the comics, please do not discuss plot elements not revealed on the...

For those of you playing along at home, there will be some required reading for this upcoming post. In chronological order: At The Atlantic: Hard Core, by Natasha Vargas-Cooper Is That a Boiled Frog...

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