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Megan McArdle has a good post on “Why Are the Rich So Rich?” though I think she’s missing an important angle: larger markets. If the market for a product is one million people, and I build something everyone wants with a profit margin of a dollar, I can make a million dollars. If my market…

The discussion in the comments to my post about a Saudi citizen convicted of rape in Colorado raised some interesting questions about presidential power, in particular, presidential pardon power. As the topic of my post involved my frustration understanding Saudi morality (or “morality” depending on your POV), it struck me that the issue of presidential…

It’s been a long day, so I’m glad I found the proper subject for a “short” post. Anyway, I was so distracted by this picture of Rand Paul that I could only think of Ann Althouse. Above the picture, it says that “chances are good he will soon be the most radical member of the…

Well there are reports. But does it matter? Not a bit. Unless this is some kind of counter spin to the Christine O’Donnell/Witchcraft craziness. And Santeria? I belonged to one of those groups once. Not exactly traditional Santeria though. It was designed to attract American Wiccans and fans of Aleister Crowley. In Chicago. On Halsted…

Try as I might to understand things, there are some things that elude my grasp. What sort of “culture” tolerates heterosexual rape, while executing men who engage in consensual homosexual conduct? Why, Saudi culture. John Burgess has a post about what he thinks is a hopelessly misguided effort by influential Saudis to get President Obama…

Noting that men are facing systematic discrimination while affirmative action for women is de rigueur, Dr. Helen discusses a book that looks at the problem: I read a short book from Encounter Books today entitled How Obama’s Gender Policies Undermine America. The book highlights how women are doing much better than men in today’s America.…

A grammar and spelling maniac I am not. When I write, I often make mistakes. When I hurriedly type, words will sometimes appear that aren’t what I mean (buy becomes but, then becomes than, own becomes won, etc.). I misspell words, use the wrong words, and worst of all, leave out words entirely. The latter…

Damn! Or should I have said “Arrrgh”*? From the blogosphere’s Number One Pirate International Transnational Nationalist, I just learned that yesterday was International Talk Like a Pirate Day. In an incredible coincidence (perhaps my pirate radar was on without my knowing it), I took this picture yesterday: Go figure. * It has been speculated that…

christine2010.com H/T for the photoshop: Hill Buzz Cross Posted at Power and Control

In case there are any readers crazy enough or obsessed enough to be interested in seeing a detailed comprehensive picture of the butchering of Isaac Asimov’s “All Four Stanzas,” I spent a considerable amount of time going through the original version and the butchered version to come up with a complete view of all the…

A friend of mine saw this on the tube and found it interesting. Which got me looking around for more. Here is the wiki for Dmitry Konstantinovich Belyaev. Fox Farm Experiment [pdf] Adrenaline to Melanin Melanin Metabolism The full video: NOVA: Dogs and More Dogs That should get you started. Cross Posted at Power and…

Sharia – The threat H/T Hill Buzz where you can read much more. Cross Posted at Power and Control

I have a weakness. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping peaceably in my bed at night because I know that rough men stand ready to do violence to quotations on the Internet. I should probably point out that I am not losing my mind. Yet. I was merely expressing my frustration by deliberately mis-paraphrasing a famous…

Any friend (or former friend) of Aleister Crowley is a friend of mine. You know. I’m getting more respect for The Tea Parties, The Tea Party Express, and Sarah Palin ALL The Time. H/T Hill Buzz Update: The Other McCain calls it a A Witch Hunt More: Christine Counters The Lies Above from: Three Beers…

I hate to insult robots, as nothing could be more wastive of time. But a spam commenter named “Kendrick Treine” tried to leave a comment that had me laughing so hard that even though it was caught by the spam-catcher, I was almost tempted to un-junk it. According to Kendrick (who obviously writes from the…

Thad McCotter, U.S. Representative and Chair of the Republican House Policy Committee is discussing leftist dogma. Thad goes into details but I’m just going to cover the bullet points. They are: 1. You are a victim of yourself and others 2. You are a danger to yourself and others 3. Nuts Who Scream “Death to…

I continue to be very pleasantly surprised by Christine O’Donnell, who is showing herself to be an outspokenly non-statist, constitution-loving social conservative. M. Simon emailed me a link to an LA Times piece headlined “Christine O’Donnell says rigid moral views are part of her youthful past“: The Republican nominee for a Senate seat in Delaware…

Years ago, I was told that I was a Type A personality. But more recently, I find myself intrigued by the idea that I might be a Type D. It’s come under increased scrutiny lately because of a spate of medical research correlating it with high cortisol levels and numerous health problems. From an LA…

Far too many social conservatives are socialists. They believe “Government can….”. Well I have news for them. No it can’t.

I’m hanging over at Belmont Club and found a comment I rather liked. 121. sgi If there is one thing and one thing only that will alienate other American voters from tea party candidates it is their social conservatism. Personal freedom must be extended to all Americans, even if their personal choices are offensive to…