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I’ve been hearing a lot, lately, about how the police over-step when they arrest people for what amounts to “being rude to police officers.” I’ve been hearing a whole lot about how our freedoms are infringed if we can’t even … Continue reading →

I was listening and what I heard sounded an awful lot like this: We sure aren’t going to do anything your way.   You had your chance and screwed it up. But when we do what we want to do and … Continue reading →

The other day Randy Barnett posted to The Volokh Conspiracy saying that a Republican candidate who believed in Creationism could never be elected President.    A couple of people wrote him nice e-mails explaining that creationism can mean nothing more extreme … Continue reading →

I happened upon Mark Steyn’s web page today.   (I always mean to bookmark it and check it regularly but for some reason I never do.)    While there I found out something I didn’t know.    Joe the Plumber has written a … Continue reading →

You know, I’m a little tired of all of the snide comparisons of Ike and Katrina, in particular the comparisons of New Orleanians to Houstonians. Why is there almost no news coverage of Ike’s aftermath vs. that of Katrina? For … Continue reading →

Vox Popoli The executive class is not, for the most part, capitalist, it can be more accurately understood as a sort of pirates union that is loosely allied in common cause against the capitalists who actually own the companies that … Continue reading →

Belmont Club In the words of the Economist, “the danger is that, once Mr Musharraf has gone and it has no common hatred to unite its disparate parts, it descends into feuding and paralysis This would not be good news … Continue reading →

Hello to all – fellow bloggers and readers. Lance has graciously invited me to participate. I have been reading blogs for several years now (late bloomer) and have watched their influence in the media grow. I am happy to see … Continue reading →

I understand that many find the media’s treatment of the economy under Bush biased. I agree with that. No argument from me. So I understand where Instapundit and others, including many denizens of this site, are coming from. That being … Continue reading →

What a gem. Speaking of Jims, Jim Lindgren wonders if it can be as bad as claimed by the Wall Street Journal: In the Wall Street Journal editorial on the new housing bill is this ominous paragraph: Likewise, the bill’s … Continue reading →

Charlton Heston has died. I was hesitant to put the title on this post that I did but decided that someone was going to say it so I might as well say it with profound regard and respect for the … Continue reading →

Cross-posted to Registan.net Nothing says “we’re aware of a delicate political situation” like unilateral strikes on an unstable country: Independent actions by U.S. military forces on another country’s sovereign territory are always controversial, and both U.S. and Pakistani officials have … Continue reading →

… people don’t want to admit to pollsters that they aren’t voting for the black candidate? Instapundit frames it so it sounds like Susan Estrich is saying that Democrats are racist and we should assume that in a general election … Continue reading →

Blackfive posted a response by an editor and the author of a New York Times article about how the military turns people into killers. Essentially the response is “that’s not what we meant.” Taken together they paint the patchwork picture … Continue reading →