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3.30.2002 10:23 PM Dan at Happy Fun Pundit speaks brilliance on Arafat. Of course, I praise him because I agree with him, and I have been saying similar things. Here's the best part:
Sean Hackbarth | 10:16 PM I might want to steal a Krispy Kreme truck too after smoking some crack. "Doughnut Trail Leads Cops to Thief" Sean Hackbarth | 9:21 PM Larry Kudlow would like to see Dallas Fed president Bob McTeer replace Alan Greenspan. Not a bad choice. I met him last summer at a conference on the French libertarian, Frederic Bastiat. For a man like McTeer, to come to an event filled with people opposed to your very job is a sign of his self-assuredness. McTeer's a Bastiat and Adam Smith fan. He's an ardent free trader, and being in Dallas, he sees the good results from expanded trade with Mexico. Having an intellectual foundation of free market learning is essential in a good Federal Reserve Chairman. Also very important is an nominee's view of macroeconomics. Kudlow points out that McTeer rejects the Phillips Curve relationship between "falling unemployment and rising inflation." Inflation is a monetary issue. It's simply too much money chasing too few goods. McTeer knows this and Kudlow believes he wouldn't be trigger-happy at any hint of good economic news. But still, why not Kudlow for Fed Chair? His credentials are Wall Street, but that gives him an intuitive sense of how the market would react to Fed actions. Kudlow also believes in a stable dollar and wouldn't be afraid to lower interest rates to levels others (Paul Krugman) would consider ridiculous. One big drawback to Kudlow as Fed Chair is we wouldn't have the privilege of hearing him comment in papers, on CNBC, or the Web. But I'm willing to sacrifice to get a free market, supply-sider as the world's top banker. "Why Not McTeer?" Sean Hackbarth | 1:43 AM I should get hitched just to offer guests Krispy Kremes at my wedding. Any women, 21-30, interested in spending the rest of their life with a ranting, loud-mouthed, doughnut-addicted, conservative weblogger can e-mail me. "Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Take the Cake at Weddings" [via Drudge] Sean Hackbarth | 1:22 AM Kentucky's Rep. Thomas Burch (D) doesn't much like riverboat casinos. His response is to have the U.S.S. Louisville stalk the Ohio river on seek and destroy missions. Sean Hackbarth | 3.29.2002 11:23 PM I like Mark Bryon's blurb on Israeli-Palestinian peace proposals:
Sean Hackbarth | 11:13 PM The "Fightin' Whites" may have some great t-shirts, but they're not very good on the basketball court. "Despite 56-33 Loss, 'Whites' Score Points" Sean Hackbarth | 10:47 PM Yehuda Lancry, U.N. ambassador from Israel echoes my feelings about Yassar Arafat:
Yet, the U.S. continues to consider Arafat a man who can be dealt with. Deputy U.S. Ambassador James Cunningham called Arafat "central to any meaningful effort to restore calm." I say he's an impediment to peace. He had a chance at Camp David, but turned it down. Now, he does little to stop suicide bombers while his propaganda machine spews anti-Israeli hatred. What I also noticed after Israel's attack on Arafat's headquarters was the quick response by world leaders, yet after the bombing that killed 22, only President Bush made a strong statement condeming it. Kofi Annan does his typical moral equivalence by saying, "Destroying the Palestinian Authority will not bring Israel closer to peace," and "Terrorism will not bring the Palestinian people closer to an independent Palestinian state." To Annan, it seems a legitimate response to terrorism is the same as terrorism itself. "Annan Wants Israel to Halt Attacks" Sean Hackbarth | 10:07 AM Israel's cabinet has declared the Palestinian leader an enemy. Israeli forces then invaded Arafat's headquarters, but have no intention of capturing him. Arafat remains defiant and says Israel doesn't want peace. Let history show that Israel has bent over backwards for peace with Palestinians. They agreed to the Oslo Accords. They offered Arafat almost everything he wanted at Camp David a few years ago. Israel has even resisted a full-scale war that could wipe Arafat and his minions off the face of the earth. Yet, after all that, after re-writing textbooks and including Palestinians into the history of the region, Palestinian violence continues. If anyone doesn't want peace, it's Yasser Arafat. He either doesn't want the suicide bombings to stop or is incapable to prevent them. My bet is on the former. As Charles Krauthammer points out, Arafat controls the media and schools of Palestine. And what comes out of them anti-semetic propaganda that would put a grin on a neo-Nazi skinhead. If Arafat really wanted a stop to the bombings and is impotent in doing so, he would seek out Israel's help. If Arafat really wanted peace, he would see that these suicide bombers are enemies to both Israel and Palestine. Joint operations would a long way to building trust between the two peoples. Arafat doesn't ask for help, and the bombings continue. Arafat doesn't want peace and still is an enemy to Israel. "Israeli Forces Enter Arafat's HQ" "Arafat Vows No Surrender After Israeli Raid" "How Arafat Raised an Entire Generation to Murder" Sean Hackbarth | 9:25 AM A world EPA? That's what some want at U.N. University. It seems international environmental laws have been created in too chaotic a manner. Along with that, big issues like global(oney) warming transcend nation-states. Great, let's centralize environmental protection with an unaccountable organization. That way highly individualized information that would best protect the enviroment is rejected for wide-ranging plans made by technocrats with lots of titles after their names. Let's also align this new global EPA with the U.N., an organzation whose goals are at times antithical to liberty and its greatest example, the U.S. "Study: World Environment Agency Would Ease Chaos" Sean Hackbarth | 3.28.2002 2:10 PM Bob Mould has gone crazy. Along with Modulate, he's released Long Playing Grooves under his LoudBomb moniker and a live album LiveDog98. His trifecta is complete. Don't expect anything more from him this year. Sean Hackbarth | 2:03 PM I have a feeling Napster will never relaunch, and the music business may be paying the price. "Napster Puts Off Relaunch" "Music Biz Falls Off the Scale" Sean Hackbarth | 2:00 PM Members of Britain's New Labour are quivering after learning that their party's government is willing to use nuclear weapons "in the right conditions." John Keegan sees this as a prudent decision. He writes:
"A Nuclear Threat - Labour's Biggest Surprise so Far" Sean Hackbarth | 1:21 PM The big story from the Arab League summitt in Beirut was the peace offering to Israel, but more ominous was Iraq and Saudi Arabia playing kissy-kiss to each other. It decrease chances of the Saudi joining the U.S. in ousting Sadaam. Could the reason the Saudis are being rather slow in helping U.S. investigators about Saudi links to terrorism is because they know of a connection leading to Iraq? Such evidence would make it harder for the Saudis to prevent an attack on their new friend. "Arab Leaders Endorse Peace Proposal" "US Presses Saudis on Terror-link Charities" Sean Hackbarth | 3.27.2002 1:53 PM While moving to a flat tax is great for the Russian economy, its execution leaves something to be desired:
"Russia Imposes Flat Tax on Income, and Its Coffers Swell" Sean Hackbarth | 3.26.2002 1:32 AM A. N. Wilson brings back the disturbing idea of state-sanctioned sterilization. He advocates this in order to stop from reproducing "the murderous morons, who are never going to contribute anything except misery to themselves and others." Such a blanket statement disregards the indivduality of "the murderous morons." For Wilson, there is no hope of finding a diamond in the rough in that sea of sewage that make up the underclass. Wilson envisons a system where multiple offenders are sterilized. But why not the sterilization of any offspring from the offender? The "criminal" genes are still present in society in the son or daughter. I envison criminal sterilizations leading to mass sterilizations of people on welfare. They too are sucking off the public teat. Then let's move on to the other side of eugenics: encouraging the "useful and intelligent classes" to breed. It would make for a very twisted policy to subsidize the "good" people with taxes from the "murderous morons." Imagine the class animosity this would create? Our future doesn't lie with state control over reproduction. It lies with a deep respect for human life and its individuality. "Our Future Lies with Eugenics" Sean Hackbarth | 12:07 AM Things aren't going well for Janet Reno in her bid be become Florida governor. While her Democratic opponent, Bill McBride, got the endorsement from the AFL-CIO, Reno got the backing of the Florida State College Democrats. "AFL-CIO Decision Linked to Reno's 'Electability' Problem" Sean Hackbarth | 12:04 AM Primary documents illumate shadowy issues so well. Instead of just accepting the accusations from Ken Timmerman published by a conservative publishing house (Regnery), a letter has been discovered showing how Jesse Jackson used accuastions of racism to funnel money to particular companies. Jackson wrote the letter in regards to a recent bond issue from General Electric. In Jackson's letter he writes, "it is disappointing to think that GE, one of America's most innovative and respected companies, doesn't feel than any minority-owned firms have the capability to be part of what will probably be one of the largest bond offerings in 2002." He implies that GE is obviously racist and wants the company to prove otherwise. That's impossible because that would require GE to prove a negative. GE can rectify this racist stain by hiring any companies on a list provided by Jackson. He writes in the letter, "We have established relationships with several minority-owned investment banks that have the qualifications and expertise to deliver excellent results and value-added products." Could it be that these same investment banks are funding Jackson and his Wall Street Project to draw up business through intimidation? I haven't read Shakedown yet, but this letter adds to Timmerman's expose on how Jackson has made millions in the race-baiting business. "Letter Reveals Jesse Jackson's 'Shakedown' Bid of GE, Critic Says" Sean Hackbarth | 3.25.2002 8:04 PM Wendy McElroy surveys wrongful life/birth lawsuits. So far, the suits have been against doctors, but when will a disabled person sue their parents for allowing them to be born? It makes no sense, is completely irrational, but you know it will happen. "Parents Sue Doctors for 'Wrongful Birth' of Disabled Child" Sean Hackbarth | 12:52 AM Leann has collected a whole lotta Wisconsin weblogs. There are many, many more than I expected. She's also been kind enough to add TAM to the list. Sean Hackbarth | 3.24.2002 2:47 AM 2002 is turning out to be a great year for music. Nine Inch Nails released their live album. The Chemical Brothers pumped out Come With Us. Bob Mould's experimental Modulate is at your favorite record store. Then, April 9, will arrive with Gutterflower, the new album from the Goo Goo Dolls. Later on this year come new released from Senor Moby and Underworld. Sean Hackbarth | 2:31 AM The three pillars of leadership against communism at the end of the 20th Century are all ailing. Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, and--now--Margaret Thatcher are suffering the effects of age. To say that these three should be forever honored for their moral strength to challenge an evil empire while displaying clarity of thought is an understatment. Thatcher's public speeches are no more, but don't expect her to stay quiet. An occasional op-ed here and there will allow her to remain in the public debate in the UK. "Thatcher Told to Quit Public Speaking" Sean Hackbarth | |
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