Monthly Archives: March 2017

Architecture and Color

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Possible Good News on Civil Asset Forfeiture

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Fenster is highly suspicious of the practice of civil asset forfeiture, and wrote of the issue here. You may know that the law often allows police or other authorities to keep the ill-gotten gains from a criminal transaction. … Continue reading →

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Ideology, Myth and Reason

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: In the 18th century a revolution came to the world. Reason had proved itself the last word in truth for the physical, and the decadent aristocracy left an opening for sweeping change in society. For a thousand years Church … Continue reading →

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Oh That Awful Madonna-Whore Complex

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Sir Barken Hyena

Sir Barken Hyena writes: I come from good old WASP/Athiest stock so I don’t think I ever even encountered this odd phrase until I was in my twenties. I thought it baffling. An early exposure was Tess. Dude she’s beautiful … Continue reading →

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Quote Du Jour: From Pulp Fiction to Sober Reporting

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The Old Bailey Session Papers [the law reports for London’s main criminal court] originated close to an earlier genre of popular literature, the sensation-mongering chapbooks, which were pamphlet crime reports that date back to Elizabethan times. The chapbooks … Continue reading →

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Treatments Bad and Good

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: It’s been a long time since I’ve wanted to link to an article at The Atlantic. For decades a great magazine that was reliably substantial and well-written, it’s now an SJW-infested clusterfuck that too often reads like it’s being written … Continue reading →

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Architecture and Color

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes:

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Naked Lady of the Week: Kira the Little Redhead

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: We’re reaching back into vault of remembrance of faps past today for this week’s selection. Kira the Little Redhead wasn’t just a diminutive, freckle-faced ginger with big boobs and an endless appetite putting on, and then taking off, … Continue reading →

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Movie Still Du Jour

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Barbara Nichols as the cigarette girl in SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957).

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Trump and Sweden

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: I was taken completely aback by the reaction of much of the mainstream press, as well as of many of my lib/left/Dem friends, to Trump’s recent claim about Sweden and crime. They didn’t just question him or fact-check him. … Continue reading →

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