Soon-to-be ex Majority Leader, Sen. Trent Lott has had a bad week. But he thinks he can be a good Minority Leader. Paul Gigot writes, “And he’ll need to be, because, for all of his current silver-lining search, his own fate hangs on his performance in the next 17 months. If he can unite his [...]
Bruce Benson comments on recent government police failures and considers free market solutions:
The market has been providing us with a successful alternative to the political and bureaucratic delivery of policing services, if only we would pursue it further. Private firms in competitive markets almost always offer better service at lower costs than their government counterparts. [...]
Uber-DJ Paul Oakenfold is having a marvelous year. His first foray into music scoring with the Swordfish soundtrack will arrive to the public in a few days. He’s remixed Madonna’s latest single. He will be touring with Moby as part of the Area One festival (think of it as Lollapalooza for the 21st Century). And [...]
I’m always looking for new, interesting books. Powells.com makes finding them easier by offering a new book review daily from various online sources. Now, all I need is more hours in the day to get through my book pile.
Book Review-a-Day
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The Supreme Court ruled that Casey Martin could use a cart on the PGA tour. Libertarian Party national director Steve Dasbach provided a good response:
This ruling puts the ADA, not the PGA (Professional Golf Association), in charge of how professional golf is played. More important, it will set a precedent for other sports. It means [...]
As of 5.22.01, here is the latest on Krispy Kreme coming to Wisconsin:
Krispy Kreme is happy to announce plans to bring HOT doughnuts to Wisconsin. Currently our franchisee is searching for the perfect location(s). We do post updates as soon as they are available, so please check back on occasion for new information.
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Rich Galen points out that one-time Democrat Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) has more class than Sen. Jeffords (I-VT) when he switched parties.
When Phil Gramm left the Democratic party in the 1980’s as a Congressman, he resigned from the Congress, created a vacancy, ran for the seat he had just vacated as a Republican, and won [...]
I noticed this from National Review on the Jeffords defection:
At least the obnoxious Strom Thurmond deathwatch may finally come to a welcome end, and not because the old man has died.
Strom Thrumond deathwatch. Where have I heard that one before? I know, here and here. Too bad I misspelled the old man’s last name twice! [...]
What an outrageous abuse of authority! Washington, D.C. students were strip-searched during a jail tour to show them what would happen if they got arrested.
Who the hell do these teachers think they are and why did jailers go along with this?
“D.C. Students Underwent Strip-Search On Jail Tour”
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A vote in the House of Representatives signaled the end of school choice at the federal level. The House rejected President Bush’s minor school choice proposal and also rejected a $50 million school choice test project. This issue is dead in D.C. because many Republicans voted against these tepid measures, and the GOP is the [...]
Always the contrarian, Andrew Sullivan isn’t worried about Sen. Petty’s–I mean Jeffords’–version of Pearl Harbor. He’s happy the tax cut will pass, and it can play into Bush’s hands because Senate Democrats can be blamed for any inaction due to gridlock on the Hill. In fact, Sullivan actually applaudes Jeffords defection because Republicans like him [...]
The biggest RINO (Republican In Name Only–but I prefer to call them “squishes”) in the U.S. Senate is expected to leave his party tomorrow. Sen. James Jeffords of Vermont isn’t taking the expected hardball politics from the Bush administration very well and will hand over control of the Senate to Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD) and [...]
The most backward nation on earth is starting to resemble Nazi Germany. Non-Muslims have to wear badges in public. It’s like the yellow stars-of-David the Nazis forced Jews to wear for differentiation. What’s next, segregating the non-Muslim population to protect the purity of Islamic Afghanistan?
“Afghan Taliban Orders Non-Muslims to Wear Badge”
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Rachel, thanks for the link. Here’s one right back at you! You should be fine at George Washington University. You already know the Left is obsessed with social and human reconstruction.
Ah, to be young again. I’m not really old (only 26), but I miss the days of ranting and raving with wacked out Liberals [...]
The late Edith Efron knew that pure idealism in an imperfect world leads to cultism. People who look for simple answers to complex problems can become, in her words, “robots.” But Efron has some solutions: “The prescribed regimen is six months of steady reading of specialized journals and books in a half-dozen fields;” and “he [...]
