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A fairly absurd argument that Dems’ health care reform bill will increase liberty from William Galston: So when the Tea Partiers complain that a government health insurance mandate invades their liberty, they reveal a defective understanding of the logic of liberty in a modern society. Individuals who choose to go without health insurance could try…

While he was guest blogging for Glenn Reynolds yesterday, Michael Totten linked an interesting analysis which tends to confirm my previous suspicions: …for those seeking a true measure of Obama’s judgment, on both policy and politics, the meeting between the president and Senate Democrats yesterday was much more instructive. Obama’s words made it clear that,…

This is a must watch video. About 19 minutes. And worth every pico second. I really liked his take on the elitists of America and the world near the beginning. I also got a kick out of his Jewish shtick about 9:50 into the video. I also liked the fact that he considers himself a…

For those of you not familiar with Latin “iter” means “the way”. And the ITER Fusion program now headquartered in France is undergoing a top management shake up. In an effort to put the world’s largest scientific experiment back on track after delays and cost overruns, Europe is shaking up the agency overseeing its portion…

Who said that? If you think it’s some liberal bigwig, you’d be wrong. Tom Tancredo said it, and I agree with Dan Riehl, who calls it “stupid pandering.” While no big fan of McCain, if Obama gets the two more SCOTUS appointments he might, don’t tell me we’re better off because McCain lost. We’ll be…

And what a well-deserved tearing it was! Never have I felt more destroyed, disemboweled, mauled, hammered, ripped, slammed, and buttf*cked than I did when I watched this. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

Because I know that Jim Treacher is a humorist, I thought that this early, one paragraph report of him being hit by a State Department vehicle might have been intended as some sort of satire. I’m sorry to see (via Glenn Reynolds’ later link) that I was mistaken, and that this was actually a very…

Amazon and Apple are having a book war. Which is to say a war over who will get the biggest market share for electronic books. “One defends when his strength is inadequate, he attacks when it is abundant.”–Sun Tzu, The Art of War The Apple iPad isn’t even available yet, but already it is forcing…

The above is a little Moby Grape ditty called Omaha. Which brings to mind a report on how Omaha voters view the Obama administration. OMAHA, Neb.–As President Barack Obama began his first State of the Union address Wednesday night, Kevin Fischer glanced at television above him and compared his 2008 vote for the president to…

In an earlier post, I made a point of hesitating, ironically, to use the word “savages” in characterizing those Pashtuns who have sex with men who would kill one of their own for admitting homosexuality I’d say that the British had a word for people like that — “SAVAGES” — except I’d be inviting trouble…

I’ve been so preoccupied with personal business yesterday and today that I have had no time to blog about whatever is happening in the real world. I haven’t even had time to look. Between a household repair emergency and trying to help out a friend who has become a villain in a compelling but false…

I have covered the troubles the ITER fusion project is having in ITER Gets Clipped which covered the American view of ITER’s troubles. The The European Voice is taking a look at the problems from an European view. ITER’s projected costs have soared since the first estimates were made in 2001. Contributions will generally be…

The person speaking is Keli Carender. Otherwise known as Liberty Belle. H/T NPR via Instapundit Cross Posted at Power and Control

Are we facing an epidemic of “Internet addiction”? Apparently so. There are more and more studies like this warning of dire dangers, which are said to include depression and the risk of suicide: Study leader Dr Catriona Morrison, from the Institute of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds, said: “The internet now plays a…

Reuters has pulled a story on how the Obama Administration intends to short circuit any incipient American economic recovery by stealth tax raises. NEW YORK (Reuters.com) -The Obama administration’s plan to cut more than $1 trillion from the deficit over the next decade relies heavily on so-called backdoor tax increases that will result in a…

Did you know that if you like small breasts on women, you’re likely a “pedophile”? I didn’t, but today I learned that some people think that, and they’re just the kind of people who enjoy career censorship. In Australia, they’re behind an effort to insist on large-breasted women in porn. No really. (I couldn’t make…

Here is a list of the T Party candidates: GOP Primaries: Adam Andrzejewski – for Governor About 15% in a race where the top vote getters got 20%. Not bad. But he came in 5th. Don Tracy – Lt. Governor About 11% – 3rd place Jason Plummer – Lt. Governor About 34% – 1st place…

Sean Kinsell has noted a downright authoritarian streak in Frank Rich, and quotes a remarkable passage from his column about President’s SOTU address: One year into Obama’s term we still don’t know whether he has what it takes to get American governance functioning again. But we do know that no speech can do the job.…

The US Treasury Department says that bailouts add risk to the financial system. WASHINGTON – The government’s response to the financial meltdown has made it more likely the United States will face a deeper crisis in the future, an independent watchdog at the Treasury Department warned. The problems that led to the last crisis have…

The Stern Review on the effects of climate change (things will be different?) had to retract a point or two after publication. The Stern Review on the economics of climate change, which was commissioned by the Treasury, was greeted with headlines worldwide when it was published in October 2006 It contained dire predictions about the…