Category Archives: Politics and Economics

Taking Down Krugman

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: “The Republican party is still defined by a coalition of Church people, Chamber of Commerce people, and Military people. And as anyone who has so much as flipped through an issue of Reason or The American Conservative can … Continue reading →

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Of Kings, Coinage, and Castration

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I recently watched the first two seasons of “Monarchy,” a BBC series covering the history of the English kings and queens going back to the late Roman period. Despite the ridiculously affected speech of narrator David … Continue reading →

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Letter from China: In-flight Rhetoric

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Sponsored rhetoric will always reflect the interests, and interest, of the sponsor. We get that automatically in the Era of Spin, that you can’t much trust any statement on its face, and that your brain has to automatically … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Listen, I’m the last guy to complain about a statue of RoboCop, but isn’t it kind of amusing that Detroit — the postercity for fuckupitude — is getting such a monument? While the city crumbles to … Continue reading →

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Diversity Musings

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: In case you were in any doubt about what our state religion now is: A too-big-to-fail bank has just ordered me, a random ATM user, to “unite behind diversity.” If I’ve got this right, I’m not being … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: The Soviet erotic alphabet. Great to see that the smart and cantankerous Will S. is blogging again. More on Bitcoin. The alternative-currency meme has really become something. Joys of multiculturalism, cont. And more. The things some people … Continue reading →

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Cracks in the Swedish Social Model

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: Race riots in Sweden?  It would appear that the vaunted socialism of every leftist’s favorite socialist state is breaking down along racial lines.  How many remember the stern rebukes of Swedish commentators on America’s racial issues and later … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: So Yahoo! bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Like many Tumblr users, my main hope is that Yahoo! won’t ruin the service, i.e. let us keep all of our filthy and disgusting porn. But really, Yahoo! has no … Continue reading →

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The Downton Abbey Syndrome…In a Bad Sense

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Epaminondas

epiminondas writes: A new aristocracy is busy cementing its agenda into place.  At the expense of free men and free markets.

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Linkage

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Should all Americans be given a basic monthly income? Con artist of the year. “I’m 40 years old going on 65,” says an ex-lineman. “God knows what I’ll feel like when I’m actually 65 years old.” Why … Continue reading →

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