There is a group of 41 psychopaths in D.C. and they have taken hostages. There ransom note says their demands need to be met before December 31. Time is running out, they refuse to negotiate. There is no way to…
Category: The Role of Government
The District of Plutocracy: Grand old Lie Part II
Last time I spoke about the election and the deficit lie. There is another lie that threads through our politics constantly. It’s the lie that says we all suffer the same burdens. It’s the lie that falsely unites us; make…
Election 2010: The “I hate it here” edition
Election 2010: The “I hate it here1” edition You know I tried to be okay with this. I tried to be fine with the election, I tried to tell myself hey republicans only took control of the house, there was…
I’m still not a socialist—not that there is anything wrong with that
I spent a good 20 minutes listening to an interview with a Socialist/Marxist economist, yeah I’ll admit it what I do with my free time can be categorized as odd. Point is he confirmed that no, the President and the…
why you yes you need to vote this november
Why you, yes YOU, should vote this november It’s an off year election, one that promises to be a low turn out year. And why not, the past year has been nothing but one long example of how governments should…
Rush learns a new word and Fizzy economics
Recently there has been some criticism of Michelle Obama, for taking a vacation in Spain. The argument goes that it is tone deaf for the first lady to spend all that money some of it tax payer money on a…
Rotten Food
Friendly’s in an effort to compete with the ever changing landscape of putting relatively unhealthy things in between two other relatively unhealthy things to make dangerously unhealthy things has a new product. They are competing with the infamous KFC double…
Post scripts 5-28-2010
Post scripts: From time to time I realize I have more to say on a topic I’ve written about, however I don’t feel a full essay forthcoming. In those instances I turn to the PS. Rand Paul and the Cliff…
NY Soda Tax and the cost of food
There is quite a scrum over the proposed soda tax. I received a flyer in the mail warning that my favorite beverages could rise in price as much 50% if this bill goes into effect. Seeing as my favorite drink…
Life vs Light: The real energy dilemma- Part 1
It has just been announced that a roof has collapsed in a Kentucky coal mine. Add to this the tragedy in Virginia, and the on going tragedy in the gulf oil leak and the past 30 days have been a…