Author Archives: Dave
Accidental Truth of the Day
JOFFE: Look, if you ask me, as an economist -as a cold-hearted economist – I would say we should never have gotten into the Euro. But now we have it. If we start fiddling with it, it’s like fiddling with a nuclear weapon. We just don’t know when it will go off and what kind … Continue reading
Why Importing Drugs Hurts Us
(Originally posted 12 Jul 2004, on a previous incarnation of this site.) I was reading an article today discussing a bill that would ban the import of cut-rate drugs from other countries. Specifically, the author hinted that those who oppose importing drugs (namely the Bush administration) are selling out their constituents health in favor of … Continue reading
Legislation and Sausages
We’ve been watching the progress of Oklahoma’s open-carry bills (HB 2522 and SB 1733, for those interested in such things), and while it looks like they’re not going to make it out of the Legislature before tomorrow, we are…amused…by the text of a proposed amendment. Sen. Jim Wilson (D-Talequah) proposes the following amendment to HB … Continue reading
From Hell’s Heart…
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/23/russian-scientists-hunting-white-whale-really/ MOSCOW – A team of Russian scientists say they will embark on a quest next week to observe the only all-white, adult killer whale ever spotted — a majestic and elusive bull they have named Iceberg. The researchers from the universities of Moscow and St. Petersburg first spotted the orca’s towering, six-foot (two-meter) dorsal … Continue reading
In Which Oleg Channels Col. Cooper
http://olegvolk.net/blog/2012/04/18/ok-maybe-this-wouldnt-stop-a-riot/ The last line sounds like it could have been lifted directly from Cooper’s Commentaries.
QOTD
“Those who admit any limit to what a government may do, except in the case of such governments as they think ought not to exist, stand out as brilliant exceptions among the political thinkers of the Continent.” –John Stuart Mill, On Liberty We note that Nancy Pelosi would not have made the list:
Headline News
Sometimes, you see a headline that you just can’t not click on: Gravy-wrestling model suffers horrific facial injuries after being hit with monkey wrench when she interrupted a friend having sex. Go on, read the story. We’ll wait. Now, what was the most disturbing phrase in the story? Time’s up. The answer … Continue reading
Santorum Out
Santorum Suspends Campaign Now we’re left with a choice between a big-government statist who wants to control our health care, and the incumbent.
Bombing Run
We’ve heard the phrase “bomb the shit out of <target>.” It seems that the crew of USS Midway bombed the shit into the target back in 1965: va25toiletbomb More at http://www.midwaysailor.com/midwayva25bomb/.
Fun with Insurance
We were in a minor accident a couple of weeks ago, resulting in the total loss of the vehicle (the Explorer did a full roll, coming to land on its feet, with no injuries to the driver or the dog: pretty good safety engineering in there). The past two-and-a-half weeks have been an…interesting trip through … Continue reading
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