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Adventures in Government: Key West Cruise Ships Edition

Andrew Donaldson March 28, 2021

What a tangled web we weave when cruise ships want to come in from the sea, and...

Harsh Your Mellow Monday: Biden Our Time, Isolated, And A Greek Tragedy of Fried Cheese

Andrew Donaldson March 16, 2020

Joe Biden semi-isolates in a one-on-one debate, paying attention to local government during a national crisis, a...

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Good Intentions, Lessons Learned

DW Dalrymple February 6, 2020

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. After serving my community for over a decade...

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Why Chuck Should Start a (Local) Tea Party

Erik Kain October 28, 2010

This video – via Radley Balko’s digs – is a good illustration of the many job-destroying, prosperity-hampering,...

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law & order & checks & balances

Erik Kain July 16, 2009

Nick Gillespie has an interesting post up about laws and social behavior over at Hit & Run:...

David TC in reply to Jaybird on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I have to say, while I am not a Free Speech Abolutist, I am very confused. I didn't know you could a…
David TC in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I think it's worth reminding people that the Republicans are setting precedent after precedent that…
Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/20251. Van Hollen managed to meet with Garcia in a hotel. Bukele and/ Trump are frightened. 2. David Bro…
Dark Matter in reply to InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It's in NY, against an unpopular victim, with an attractive killer whose motivation was presumably s…
Dark Matter in reply to Saul Degraw on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Very true. It's newsworthy only because it's rare. These sorts of "respect" killings (assuming that'…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025Nothing to be done, I guess.
Slade the Leveller on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025It’s kind of hard to believe there’s anything worth bombing still in Gaza, but I guess when you run…
Jaybird in reply to Michael Cain on From Marginal Revolution: o3 and AGI, is April 16th AGI day?Not to nitpick, but that excludes more than 5% of humans.
Jaybird in reply to pillsy on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025They have already taken away the salad bars from Applebee's. They have taken away the Ponderosas.
InMD on Open Mic for the Week of 4/14/2025I am throwing this out there everywhere I comment in case relevant to anyone including any lurkers.…