Archive for August, 2001

Anarchy Lew correctly realizes that

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Anarchy Lew correctly realizes that anti-globalization protesters are just Communists and Socialists who like to cause civil unrest at international confabs. However, his solution to defeat them is astonishing:

Withdraw the troops. Dismantle the nuclear weapons. Scrap plans to build a provocative shield. Repeal sanctions against Iraq, Cuba, and other nations on the bad guy list. […]

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Yesterday, I finally bought a

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Yesterday, I finally bought a DVD player along with a copy of the gorgeous Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Has anyone used Netflix? It looks like a great concept, and I have heard only good things third-hand. If you’ve rented from them, drop me a note and tell me what you think of them.

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Avrum Lank notices the schizophrenic

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Avrum Lank notices the schizophrenic politics in Wisconsin. State officials went after Wal-Mart for selling milk at too low a price, while Congressmen and Senators fight to dismantle the New England Dairy pact that keeps milk prices high out East.
“Price Controls Bad for Consumers”

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If you’re living in the

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If you’re living in the Midwest, you’ve noticed that gas prices have creeped close to $2 a gallon. This is because there was a fire at a Citgo refinery. It could take up to six months to fix it. The EPA is doing the sensible thing by temporarily releaving Citgo of some environmental regulations […]

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Here’s my token Condit link.

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Here’s my token Condit link. With fellow Democrats speaking ill of him and his own family opposed to any re-election campaign, it’s only a matter of time before Condit resigns. Then it will be good riddance to a sleazy Congressman.
“Condit Children Quit Political Jobs”

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Our crass ex-President went bikini

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Our crass ex-President went bikini shopping. For whom the two bikinis were for I don’t know and don’t want to know. Imagining Hillary Clinton in a thong could give me a week’s worth of sleepless nights. ICK!
“Bill Clinton Goes Bikini Shopping in Rio”

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President Bush’s attempt at streamlining

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President Bush’s attempt at streamlining government will probably be a futile as attempts by Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and AlGore, but the ideas are worth considering.
Here’s an idea that should seriously be considered: install Linux-based systems in government offices. Largo, Florida city government is saving time and money with open source software.
“Bush Plan Could Cut […]

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The dirty little secret is

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The dirty little secret is that there is no big pot of money labled Social Security Surplus. The excess funds that aren’t needed to pay current SS recipients are being used to pay down debt. On the books, it may appear that the government is dipping into SS, but there was no money there to […]

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French environmental terrorists destroyed fields

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French environmental terrorists destroyed fields of GM maize. These attacks will continue because the French government is sympathetic to the terrorists.
In true socialistic fashion, Agriculture Minister Jean Glavany can’t understand that private sector actions benefit the public good.

It’s necessary to establish a difference between experiments conducted for public research, which are essentially geared toward deepening […]

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After reading Hooking Up Bruce

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After reading Hooking Up Bruce Thorton is inspired to follow Tom Wolfe into the thick of the Culture Wars.

He illustrates what we need more of in the Culture Wars–hip, funny, mean commentators who won’t let the other side, themselves quick to hurl question-begging epithets like “racist” and “sexist,” hide behind the skirts of sensitivity and […]

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Krauthammer is right when he

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Krauthammer is right when he points out that there is no real Social Security trust fund, but he gets a little Keynesian at the end.
“No Lock, No Box”

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Paul Gigot ends his 13

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Paul Gigot ends his 13 year run as columnist from Washington with this bit of wisdom about our nation’s capital:

On the other hand, there is no more parochial place in America. Most of the city’s intrigues, which can seem so compelling, count for little in the end.

Gigot will become the Wall Street Journal’s editorial page […]

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President Bush reaches for the

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President Bush reaches for the stars in his pick of Air Force general Richard Myers to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Myers is a former head of the Air Force’s Space Command.
“Bush Names Hi-Tech Arms Expert New Military Chief”

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Put the ABM treaty on

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Put the ABM treaty on the ash heap of history.
“US to Renounce ABM Treaty: Bush”

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My referrer logs have spoken

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My referrer logs have spoken so I’m listening. Many of you have found TAM while looking for information on Bjorn Lomborg, author of The Skeptical Environmentalist. To satisfy your appetite, I’m linking to a series of articles Lomborg recently wrote for the Guardian. I consider him another Julian Simon, only Lomborg is left-of-center and a […]

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