Archive for March, 2009
Work? Who Would Build a Society on That?
Ah, Glenn Reynolds just knocked the Snark Ball right the heck out of the park. Commenting on this article, which shows that effort matters a hell of a lot more than ability or intelligence, he says: Hey, I’ve got an idea — why don’t we organize society so that it rewards hard work! We could [...]
This Takes The Notion of “Having Some Skin in the Game” to a New Level
It’s one thing to stage a Tea Party to protest the insane spending Congress has approved in the past few months. But a Naked Tea Party? Well, now you’re talking! Toss a drop-dead gorgeous woman into the protest mix and just watch the ground-swell build (*cough*). Why, other gorgeous women will fairly leap to participate! [...]
My New Blogging Gig is at AIP
One of the happy results of my attending CPAC this past year is that I was invited to write for a new group blog at the American Issues Project web site. My guess is that in time, AIP would like to have the sort of vibrant and dynamic blog that The American Spectator, Reason Magazine, [...]
One Victim of Government Extortion Speaks
Thus far, we’ve only really heard one side of the AIG bonus story – the side being advanced by the ignorant or malicious lawmakers who have very effectively demonized the employees who received so-called bonuses for their work last year. Now, one of those employees has written an open letter to AIG’s CEO that was [...]
Your Words Mean What You Say They Mean, So Far…
The problem with living in a perpetual state of crisis is that in it takes more and more effort to get people outraged. Witness the attempt by the left (and the occasional member of the MSM) to convince America that outspoken conservative member of Congress Michelle Bachmann is calling for insurrection because she used the [...]
That’s What You Said