On the perils of being willfully misinformed.
From the Crunchy Conservative himself, Rod Dreher: “This seems exactly right to me, and put me in mind of a conversation I had with a small business-owning friend around the election. I didn’t ask...
Monthly Archive: November 2012
Sailing Away to Irrelevance, Part II
“But there is another kind of light; a light that fills even the darkest places. For if this meat-light did not exist, how could darkness be seen? And so it is with the truth....
Mini Rant: Obama and Anti-Colonialism
Why do people keep accusing Obama of being anti-colonial as if that is a bad thing? I am open-minded enough to consider the possibility that colonialism could have been a good thing, but I understand...
A Lump of Coal
It’s probably inevitable that we’ll talk about this here, so let me kick things off: For the chairman and chief executive of Murray Energy, an Ohio-based coal company, the reelection of President Obama was...
Friday Jukebox – Luke Doucet’s America
In the spirit of the election, here’s singer-songwriter Luke Doucet (with a special shoutout to Mike D’s Louisville): And, as a bonus, here he is – again with wife Melissa McClelland – covering a...
For Conor and Other Baseball Fans
In a recent post, Conor P. Williams and I have a bit of a back-and-forth about baseball and the late Montreal Expos. It made me think of a recent essay at The Barnstormer by Andrew...
Not Close
Kevin Drum provides a wonderful opportunity for me to launch my first volley in the struggle to write the first draft of history for the 2012 election: Liberals, you should rein in the triumphalism....
Was Mitt Romney “Juicing?”
In case you hadn’t noticed, American lefties have been having a bit of fun at Karl Rove’s expense. Their bête noire imploded on live TV Tuesday night; Fox’s Megyn Kelly had to talk him...
Dear Internet…
Please start using Google+. It’s better than Facebook in nearly every way but one: nobody is using it.
Briefly, On The Search For Explanations
Pi (1998) — Number Theory vs. NumerologyWatch this video on YouTube I have always been drawn to this scene; I find its argument appealing, especially the idea that people looking for patterns will always...
Economic Liberty after Obama
I hear lately from the right: With Obama’s second term, we’re all doomed to socialism forever. And sometimes, from the left: Relax, there’s no such thing as real economic liberty anyway. You’re chasing a...
Mining for a Heart of Gold: My third party vote
by Pierre Corneille As I’ve noted, I voted for Gary Johnson. In large part, I drew the inspiration for my vote from Jason Kuznicki’s point that we might look at our vote as an expression...
Trade Sequence Part 2 – They Took Our Jobs!
First off, I have to say I’m both pleased and apprehensive I managed to get over 100 comments on my first post without actually saying anything. I hope that it’s a sign of ongoing interest in the topic, and not you guys running out of...
No, but it would help
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party got slapped down yesterday but, if you ask me, that’s not the most interesting thing that happened… After all, *SOMEONE* was going to win the election and if...
Dick Morris goes after Chris Christie with egg on his face
Here’s conservative commentator Dick Morris saying something ridiculous: I’ve got egg on my face. I predicted a Romney landslide and, instead, we ended up with an Obama squeaker. The key reason for my bum...
It’s the Party, Stupid, Ctd. : How we deal with the peccadillos is actually pretty important, too
I’d like to take a moment to both double down on my previous post, and at the same time make a fairly impassioned plea to my fellow Republicans. As I said earlier, I watched...
Still mostly off the grid but…
The election is too close to call, says Particle Physicists. (No word on what IL-11 Congressman Elect Dr. Bill Foster (PhD Particle Physics, Harvard ’83) thinks about this conclusion)
Election 2012 Recap: Getting the Triumphalism Right
Democrats awoke today awash in the smug warmth that comes with electoral success. Rightly so, given last night’s results. Jon Tester and Claire McCaskill are still Senators? Tammy Baldwin will be the first openly...
It’s the Party, Stupid: Despite what you might hear, the voters sent a clear mandate to Washington
[Post updated below] Looking back, the most surprising thing about last night’s election results was how quickly, quietly and deeply the knife cut. As voting counts and exit polls began trickling in shortly after...
Ballot Initiatives Open Thread
And now on to the more important matters of ballot initiatives. In general last night’s results lead me to believe that American citizens are moving towards a more liberal (in the classical sense) political...
