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I wonder if he looks the same on the other end. And NO! I don’t want to find out. From Speech fiasco an ‘audacity of weakness’. H/T Instapundit

Why is it that anyone cares so much about what is euphemistically called “the culture”? To the extent I am still able to think about such things (which is debatable after nearly a decade of blogging about them), Mark Steyn got what little remains of my brain cells firing when he said this: Even if…

I live just blocks away from Michigan Station, and I was watching today’s football game when it started to rain a bit. No big deal, but I went out in the yard and got a few drops on me, and came inside to go back to the game and — the idiots that run these…

I’m philosophically aligned with the Right To Life movement. Where I part ways with most of that crowd is the method for solving the problem. Which leads me to repost some comments I made on another thread about the issue. I’m not going to post a link (it is not hard to find) out of…

Via Glenn Reynolds, some words of wisdom from American Glob: I don’t believe it’s possible to be a Libertarian and support Democrats. I agree. For starters, economic issues are far more important than social issues, and Democrats are, by definition, almost always wrong on economic issues. In practice (for me, at least) when I dislike…

I have long thought that one of the most annoying aspects of the war on drugs is invasive drug testing, whether of employees, students, athletes, government officials, etc.. Despite our long (pre-1980s) constitutional tradition of bodily fluid freedom, most drug testing is mandated or directly encouraged by a myriad of government agencies or programs. I don’t…

The 4th Amendment makes it difficult for the government to go after clandestine activities. Do you think there is a reason for that? The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable…

Of course I was a Geek before being a Geek was a good thing. That was back in the days when hackers were the good guys. Still. It is nice to feel appreciated. Cross Posted at Power and Control

W. R Mead is discussing the virtues of Justice Clarence Thomas. He has many. I especially like his dissent in Raich and also his views on Kelo. But that is not my point. We have a “Conservative” scholar who pipes up with this gem in the comments. (Bolding mine) Roe v. Wade is cut from…

Cenk Uygur is complaining about Obama’s political strategy. The essence of his complaint is that Obama has none and that there is no point in waiting for one. We’re holding our collective breath in vain. If you will hold it a little longer you can prove you are true blue. Cross Posted at Power and…

We are just past the the tenth anniversary of the first publication of my article Heroin. By this time it is old news. Medical protocols have changed with respect to illegal drug use (it is now looked on as an attempt at self medication), but we have heard nothing significant on this subject from ANY…

In what I think is the question of the day, Andrew Stuttaford asked “Why won’t these people just go away?” after contemplating the latest proposals from the usual “experts” to tax junk food and regulate commercials to save the children. Another study by Steven Gortmaker from Harvard University’s school of public health, concludes that the response…

While Gary Johnson is the only candidate I have endorsed, I am a realist about his chances of winning the nomination. However, that does not mean I shouldn’t reiterate my support, especially right now, when he is being inexplicably shut out of the debates. And I do mean inexplicably, for he is excluded despite the…

Reason Magazine has the story: A group representing black government employees, including a former DEA agent and member of the U.S. Marshals, has released a petition calling for an end to the drug war. Authored by Matthew F. Fogg, a retired DEA agent, the Blacks In Goverment (BIG) petition calls for a “Federal investigation for…

I’m usually behind the times, but I learned a new word today. “Smokeasy“: A smokeasy (also spelled smoke-easy or smokeeasy) is a business, especially a barroom, that allows smoking despite a smoking ban enacted as a criminal law or an occupational safety and health regulation. The term is also used to describe locations and events…

One of the problems with spouting hyperbole all the time and calling everything a crisis is that if whatever it is that’s being complained about and hyperbolized actually comes to pass, why would anyone suddenly start listening to the same old, same old broken record hyperbole? It’s a classic boy who cried wolf situation. And…

Q: How is Social Security different than a Ponzi scheme? A: Ponzi schemes are voluntary. A Ponzi scheme generally falls apart when there aren’t enough new investors suckers for inflows to cover outflows. But when you’re the government, that’s not really a problem: you just change the rules of the game, raising the contributions of…

And you may ask why the title? Here is why. And yes the connection is rather tenuous. But so is Al Gore’s claim. H/T Watts Up With That Cross Posted at Power and Control

I’m reading around the ‘net and people touting various candidates say their candidate supports the Constitution. OK. It is good PR. But there is a test. Say to them: “I never noticed a Prohibition Amendment. Except for Alcohol.” So when a candidate supporter says “my candidate supports the Constitution” check them on it. Ask: “Where…

In A Dagger Pointed At The Heart Of The Church, I decried the lack of Church involvement in ending the Drug War. I said (in a round about way): People in chronic pain chronically take pain relievers And that it was morally wrong to be punishing such people for the illegal use of pain relievers.…