The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

California Babylon: Teen Girls Lie About Sleepover, Caught Pole-Dancing in Bar

Welcome to the 21st century, where parents have more reasons than ever to worry about their kids: MODESTO — A Modesto bar could face fines and loss of its liquor license after police say they found underage pole dancers and drinkers along with other illegal activity at the establishment. Acting on complaints, police and officers […]

Keynesianism and the Economics of Envy

We today find two Keynesian economists excoriating the Republican Party as an engine of organized greed, responsible for the suffering of the downtrodden at the expense of the evil rich. Paul Krugman accuses the GOP of embracing the policy prescriptions of Herbert Hoover’s Secretary of the Treasury, Andrew Mellon. And while Krugman notes that the […]

Writer’s Block. Of Granite.

by Smitty Related: Unrelated: Not unrelated to unrelated above: USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah: “We estimate, and I believe these are very conservative estimates, that H.R. 1 would lead to 70,000 kids dying,” USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah testified before the House Appropriations State and Foreign Ops subcommittee. All in all, April Fool’s promises to be an […]

Dan Collins, Beauty Pageant Truther

by Smitty Piece of Work in Progress, noted hotbed of all things conspiracy-related, is pointing to allegations that Dalia Fernandez may have showed the judges the money, in addition to the swimsuit, to secure victory. Other contestants were devastated at the notion that something as grubby and sinful as money may have disturbed the platonic […]

New Ideas For Funding The Government

by Smitty Apparently there is nothing the Dutch hate like not prosecuting Geert Wilders, notes Volokh. But does this prompt ideas for fixing the fiscal mess left by George W. Bush? Taxation on freedom of expression. Not only could we cut down on spam email by taxing that, we could tax blog posts, and streamline […]

Obama’s Foreign Policy: America Could Lose a War That We’re Not Even Fighting

Ace of Spades describes the situation that St. Hopey has maneuvered us into with the Libyan rebels: Now, if Obama has in fact arrived far too late and backed a losing cause, he’s going to have to face a serious dilemma. 1. “Americanize” the war and win what the indigenous forces cannot. 2. Allow the rebels […]

LIVE AT FIVE – 04.01.11

TOP NEWS Gates’ Goal For Libya: No US Boots On The Ground “There will be no American troops on the ground in Libya as long as I’m in this job.” US Wants Others To Arm, Train Libyan Rebels Opposition Hopes To Gain Information From Former Foreign Minister Heavy Fighting In Abidjan Near Gbagbo Residence Endgame […]

March Goes Out Like a Lion

The March End-of-the-Month Bonus Fundraiser was a huge success. Thanks to tip-jar hitters Charlie in Oregon, Sissy in Massachusetts, Stephen in Texas, Brendan in New Jersey, Jeff in Walla Walla, Will in Texas, Mike in Ardmore, Larry in North Carolina, James in Texas, Victor in Virginia, and Dana in Ohio. My wife is impressed with […]

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