Books are the medium that have the longest memory. Tattered remains of ancient texts are still with us today. The ideas they contain can persuade and move people to fight and die for them. The feelings and emotions they emit can bring the strongest man to tears. This year’s crop of […]
Way back on 9.14.01, I kind of predicted Rudy Guliani would be Time’s Man of the Year. There is a question mark after my pronouncement. It was just a guess, but a small pat on the back to myself even though it wasn’t the best choice.
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The end of the year means best of lists. I’ve been doing them since TAM’s birth. I’ll start with the TAM Awards for Best Music and move on to the book awards tomorrow.
Music makes the day brighter. Music tugs on the heart strings. Music also helps you cope when you’re not getting […]
I first met Bob McTeer, the Dallas Federal Reserve president at a conference on Frederic Bastiat in France last summer. McTeer was back in France last month. This time at a meeting devoted to Adam Smith. In his speech, he dubbed Bastiat the “French Adam Smith.” He also commented on the state […]
According to Maria Angelidas in the NFL’s office, “Packer fans are the most loyal in the NFL.” Why? Because everytime the Packers have been on television this season they were the highest rated show of the week in Milwaukee.
“Packers Top Show in Milwaukee”
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Tony Snow’s two-year-old column uncovers the facts behind that collectivist, manufactured holiday called Kwanzaa.
“The TRUTH about Kwanzaa“
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What a beautiful piece of writing from Wendy McElroy. I especially like this quote:
Never doubt that small acts of kindness can change the world. Even the ones you forget, like drawing a blanket over a stranger. Even the ones you think are wasted, like failing to coax a child to speak.
“Random Acts of Kindness“
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Dan Mitchell points out that the IRS may force banks to report interest earned on foreign money in U.S. banks. This could drive billions of dollars from our shores.
“The Anti-Stimulus Plan”
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Country music may be the dominant genre on radio, but it didn’t do well in concert. Tim McGraw was the biggest selling country draw, and his $24.9 million in ticket sales only placed him 17th.
The Top 40 North American Concert Tours of 2001
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The University of Wisconsin’s contribution to The Lord of the Rings movies is David Salo, a linguistics graduate student. He turned English dialogue into the Elves’ tongue.
“Scholar Helps Decipher Tolkien Talk”
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Alan Dershowitz has been in front of too many hot television lights. He thinks Lingua Franca was a French magazine.
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James Pinkerton wraps Tolkein, Plato, and politics into a nice little bundle.
“Tolkien Rings True in His Distrust of Power”
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Deborah Solomon of the NY Times hasn’t been to the Milwaukee Art Museum, yet she’s been commenting on the “enormous white bird” that is the Burke Brise Soleil. Ms. Solomon should actually visit a museum before shooting her mouth off next time.
“Times, Bowman Clash over Museum’s Collection”
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Democrats’ mouths are watering over Enron’s access to GOP politicians. They see this as the Republican’s Whitewater. It will be hard to make any psuedo-mud stick unless there’s something there connecting Washington lobbying to personal benefit. The whole stink behind Whitewater was the pressure Bill Clinton and his cronies put on federal […]
Merry Christmas.
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