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Glenn Beck Is A Genius

Glenn Beck Is A Genius

Fact: Glenn Beck is a brilliant political strategist.  We might all hate Beck, just like we hated Goebbels, and Lenin, and Mao, but we still had to admit they sure knew how to speak, and how to game their political systems.  Beck does a lot...

 

A Murkowski Miracle

A Murkowski Miracle

It looks like the incumbent Senatorial candidate form Alaska, Murkowski, has won the election there AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE. This is unprecedented, because the whole point of our “democracy” is that you can’t win without the...

 

Two Rallies One Mission

Two Rallies One Mission

Stephen Colbert responds to the cheers of his troupe of rational Americans. Some people seem to think that the twin rallies (albeit one good and one evil) Stewart and Colbert are holding are over the top. Critics claim that they are making a...

 

A Matter of Taste?

A Matter of Taste?

Bodies the Exhibition: Is it that different? A century ago, traveling freak shows–wagon trains of of bizarre humans, creatures, and artifacts–traveled across the United States thrilling and disgusting audiences for a bargain price....

 

Rahm Emanuel: Going, going, gone.

Rahm Emanuel: Going, going, gone.

Rahm Emanuel, planning his next move I’m glad to see Rahm Emanuel is leaving the White House with plans to announce his candidacy for mayor of Chicago. Rhambo, as he has not-so-affectionately come to be known, is famous for his hot temper...

 

The Ethics of Immigration

The Ethics of Immigration

Protesters in Arizona decry immigration reform The immigration debate generally focuses on jobs, taxes, the use of resources and the law.  Some people say immigrants will help the economy, other say they take American jobs.  Maybe they will...

 

O-bombing the Economic Recovery

O-bombing the Economic Recovery

Obama is all set to approve the new stimulus package, a paltry 50 billion dollars slosh of construction funds. Don’t get me wrong, its better than nothing; anything that chips away at our embarrassing 9.6% unemployment rate is welcome. But...

 

My Five Reasons

My Five Reasons

To be or not to be (vegetarian)? For years I had been teetering on the edge of vegetarianism, a strong moral sense pulling me one way and a delicious, savory sense pushing me the other. I finally made the leap this January and after several...

 

How Seriously Can We Take Economic Forecasts?

How Seriously Can We Take Economic Forecasts?

Milton Friedman: An authority, but not necessarily right I’m being coy here, because Economics is, of course, a real field of study.  There is a nobel prize for economics, and some of the most important evens of the decade have been due...

 

Media Misfires

Media Misfires

Media bashing, a traditional staple of politicians, has become an especially hot trend lately. In fact, it has become so popular that even major media outlets are starting to partake. The latest trend is to point out cases of overreaction,...