Month: December 2010

I haven’t written much about WikiLeaks, but I think there are two separate issues: one is the First Amendment, and the other goes to the damaging nature of the leaks (often called “national security”). It’s pretty basic that the right to say or publish something does not make saying or publishing it right. The principle…

Punishing sinners. A thankless pass time. A LOT of money in it though. According to Judeo/Christian philosophy punishing sinners is reserved for the Maker. Punishing disturbers of the peace is allowed. Where our “religious” friends go off the rails is in conflating the two. Vice may be unseemly. It is not crime. Vice is to…

This morning I was irritated to find a stupid piece of spam posted in my name on my Facebook Wall. Eventually I figured out what happened (no, they had not hacked my actual FB account), and I tried to post a helpful warning to whoever might be reading my Wall. But I can’t do that,…

A lot of people are hoping to start a war between social conservatives and libertarians in the Tea Party, and I think that represents wishful thinking on their part. That there is no denying the existence of sharp differences in philosophy within the Tea Party tent has long been obvious; I have written a number…

When I was younger and considerably more irresponsible than I am now, I bought a used car for almost nothing, which the guy sold me because the (automatic) transmission had conked out and he couldn’t move it. Actually, the car could be moved, but only in reverse. The transmission was dead in all forward gears,…

I would like to thank the Japanese and Germans for starting WW2. Without the war my mother would not have met my father and I would probably be some one else. If I was anyone at all. On Dec 7th, 1941 my Dad (God rest his soul) was in the Coast Guard. Not long after…

I try to remember every year. And I can’t think of a better reason than the fact that (unlike Bing) Google would have us forget. So what did I do? In spite of if not because of the obvious irony involved, I promptly Googled Google on the subject and found a Google discussion — titled…

Repeating myself is no fun. Nor is saying “I TOLD YOU SO.” But in today’s news, I see that President Obama is selling out the left, and making a right turn: Obama sells out the left: a Republican win on taxes By Jennifer Rubin There really is no other way to say it: the Republicans…

Quick question. What gives the Drug Enforcement Administration the right to determine what pain medications elderly people should be getting, when they should get it, and who gives it to them? Kohl wants to change DEA rules that allow pharmacists to dispense drugs to nursing home patients only with a verbal or written prescription from…

When I was exploring a blog which Glenn Reynolds linked recently, I found a fascinating left-wing comparison of Sarah Palin with Mike Huckabee, which is so refreshing in its honesty that I couldn’t resist sharing it: * General GOP crap: Palin believes and pushes a bunch of asinine right-wing nonsense about the economy, environment, guns,…

R.S. McCain is looking at the Jew hating faction of the Democrat Party. And like any good reporter he picks a particularly ugly example for our entertainment and enlightenment. But history intrudes. Nazi Germany is now history. And so is the interregnum it brought to Jew hating. Jew hating in America peaked in 1944. It…

I was reading Beyond The Nanny State which was discussing the TSA and other outrages and came across this comment: I’m not even in a position to go flying, but I must say, why is each and every frequent flyer being treated like a drug-runner in a car in Jersey You don’t get it do…

There is right and wrong. At least I still like to think there is. Drug laws contaminate our sense of right and wrong. Think about it. The big divide in criminal law is the distinction between malum in se, and malum prohibitum. Prohibitory substance laws treat malum prohibitum crime more seriously than many malum in…

Glenn Reynolds has a very amusing editorial comparing Barack Obama to Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel, who has cranked up the knobs to 11. The more I watch this administration at work, the more I think we’re seeing the first Nigel Tufnel presidency. Nigel Tufnel, many will remember, was the fictitious heavy metal guitarist in the…

Well, it looks as if I’ve been in denial about Global Warming. Turns out that it’s killing people: At least 60 people have died across Europe during the current cold snap, as snow plagued transport in Britain on Friday and serious flooding prompted mass evacuations in the Balkans. Seventeen people died in Central Europe in…

While there don’t seem to be very many film directors in Afghanistan, I recently watched an excellent film — Osama — about a girl in the era of Taliban rule whose mother encouraged her to disguise herself as a boy, because that was the only way for the family (which had no remaining men alive)…

The Best Dead version of Good Lovin I’ve heard on YouTube. Cross Posted at Classical Values

Despite our best efforts the holidays are once again upon us, and so in the spirit of the season I’d like to share a recipe that I’ve enjoyed annually for some years now. Traditional Two-Minute Bodybuilders’ Low-Carb High-Omega-3 Christmas Dinner You will need: 1/4 cup olive oil 1/3 cup flaxseed meal (milled) 1 tsp Metamucil…

I love discussing the wedge issues between libertarian Republicans and Christian Conservatives. Evidently it is a subject that interests Instapundit who sent me to Dana Loesch. Who is hot on the subject. Since they brought It up I’m feeling a few words coming on. First a redefinition of sorts: Uh it is not Christians vs…