- Linear time and apocalyptic frenzies.
- First he screws up marriage, now abortion.
- Seduced and abandoned.
- Petty, catty, and deep down inside, shallow.
- GOP alienates farmers.
Category: Damn rackets
Tasty Tidbits 7/23/11
- Obama as Gorbachev.
- Who lacks standing to diss Herman Cain?
- Obama should suspend habeus corpus.
- The Great Gerrymander.
- Norway.
- An exhibit in the libertarian case for abandoning regulatory bodies.
- What’s Wrong with Benevolence?
- Ouch! That argument makes too much sense!
- Today’s Gospel reading rocks!
- Am I one sick puppy?
Tasty Tidbits 7/19/11
- I’ve reviewed the instant replay, and it’s strike 3.
- Justice Samuel Alito, Burkean.
- Shhhh! Don’t say “death panels!”
- It’s going to be a long decade for _______.
- Europe may be broke, but it’s got style.
- Philly gets a new star.
- Flash! Unsigned NYT Lead Editorial May Be Right!
Tasty Tidbits 7/5/11
Here’s some Tasty Tidbits for the day:
- Conservative conservatism calls out liberal conservatism.
- Crony capitalism and the complicit commentariat.
- James Howard Kunstler’s birthday card to America.
- Are we really free?
- John’s Curmudgeonly thoughts on our history.
- Who’s really totalitarian?
- Are we “defining” or “banning”?
- What does barbecue tell us about race?
Tipsy Teetotaler’s Tasty Tidbits 7/2/11
Here’s today’s tasty tidbits:
- Islam as Protestant or Jewish.
- SSM was just a decoy for the real radical agenda.
- Euphemism alert.
- CAFOs for homo sapiens.
- Local boy makes good, Purdue girl makes history.
- Indiana Supreme Court (ouch!) in the news again.
- Who owns the 21st Century?
- I have no need of that hypothesis.
- What’s Hell like, dear skull?
Daily Grab Bag
I’m going to try a little experiment to see if I can cease flooding Facebook with some of the intriguing things I read in the course of a day. So here’s today’s grab bag: Continue reading “Daily Grab Bag”
The Finance “industry”
I’ve been obsessing a bit about plutocracy. “The American Interest” magazine’s current issue is devoted to the topic. Yet there are some oddities that give me pause. Continue reading “The Finance “industry””
Orthodox Economics (with a shame-faced eucharistic postscript)
I’m unlikely for years, if ever, to compose a better introductionto Distributism for Orthodox Christians (or others) than this article from the Orthodox Peace Fellowship . All the following quotes, accordingly, are from it unless otherwise noted.
“Capitalism immediately appeals to Americans, who value freedom above just about everything,” the article acknowledges But don’t expect me to bite my tongue about what I see of Emperor Capital’s new clothes. Continue reading “Orthodox Economics (with a shame-faced eucharistic postscript)”
That dog don’t hunt
Is the Obama administration doing well on immigration and not tooting its horn loudly enough (Buchanan) or is it making a show of deporting criminals while going utterly soft on other immigrants here illegally (Thomas)? Continue reading “That dog don’t hunt”
“Left Hand? Hello, Right Hand calling.”
“Left Hand? Hello, Right Hand calling.”
I see an interesting juxtaposition between columnists at Townhall.com today. Star Parker (who, by the way, is running for Congress) says that “[a]s the economy gets increasingly sophisticated, the penalty for lack of education gets greater. But we’re failing to deliver this needed education to lower income Americans.” Meanwhile, Michael Barone is publicizing the theory that we’re riding an “education bubble” that’s apt to burst.
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