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Polled American!
More people view Mitt Romney unfavorably (49 percent) than view Barack Obama unfavorably (45 percent), according to the most recent Reason-Rupe Poll. This, despite Romney being the challenger, while...
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Curvewise, Gainswise
The so-called “Laffer Curve” — the graphic representation of the varying relationship between tax rates and tax revenues — really bugs people left of center. The curve maps an economic reality, showing...
View ArticleVideo: A “Free Speech Wall” Falls
If you agree to a “free speech wall,” you can’t complain about the speech that offends you, can you? Well, if you run a college, I guess you can: Note that it wasn’t the use of the vulgar “f-bomb” that...
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China Syndrome, 2012
The two major presidential candidates, incumbent Obama and challenger Romney, must spend their final weeks of the campaign appealing to Members of their respective parties disappointed enough to stay...
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New-Fashioned Racism
“A deeply divided Supreme Court squared off Wednesday over the future of affirmative action in college admissions,” reports the Washington Post, covering the admissions policy of the University of...
View ArticleTownhall: Racist Anti-Racism
This weekend’s Townhall column is about race. It is long, in part because talking about race is still so tricky that brief discussions can be easily taken out of context. And there’s so much to say. I...
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Alfred Nobel Rolls Over
The Nobel Committee, having whetted its appetite for absurdity with a long string of goofy Peace Prize Awards, especially but not limited to the 2009 award for Barack Obama (who had done nothing but...
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Owning Up to Racism
Last week, actress Stacey Dash tweeted her support for Republican candidate Mitt Romney. And unleashed a firestorm, including AP coverage — “Do Black People Support Obama Because He’s Black?” On...
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Munch on This
Self-righteousness is not new. But it hasn’t gone out of style, either — at least regarding moralistic dieters. There’s even a study on it. In an article by Diane Mapes in Today’s Health, we learn...
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Judicial Temblor
A scientist does not kill anybody by failing to predict an imminent earthquake, even if he believes and says that it is unlikely to occur just before it does occur. Non-omniscient seismologists don’t...
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The Big Turkey
On Wednesday, President Obama issued a pardon. To a turkey. Every president since Harry Truman has been given a live bird for Thanksgiving by the National Turkey Federation. No, it apparently doesn’t...
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Fifty Out 1.4 Million
Black Friday’s mass anti-WalMart protests focused on how poorly WalMart treats its employees. Or so run the allegations. A typical sign said “Living Wage NOW.” But it was a funny sort of...
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The Dictators’ Drones
Partisanship leads to mass delusion. The “targeted” drone runs of George W. Bush and Barack H. Obama have killed thousands of innocent people in foreign lands — without a declaration of war. The main...
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A Streetcar Named Veblen
Around the country, cities are going ahead with trolley and streetcar projects, as well as light rail. I just returned from Seattle. Capitol Hill was torn apart at huge expense — all to add a streetcar...
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The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Our Youth
Adults have expressed disappointment in the behavior of young people since civilization began. You can read complaints about “the kids these days” on cuneiform tablets. That being said, I have some...
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Paying for Agreement
How do you get a body of professionals to go along with your program? Pay them. It’s an old idea: He who pays the piper calls the tune. The pipers are economists. The paymaster is not you, but the...
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An Actor’s Act
Think you can raise taxes without negative consequences? Consult Gerard Depardieu. The great French actor (known for his prominent schnozz) moved across the border to Belgium, and is giving up his...
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Cold as Ice
Well, it’s a few days after the much-ballyhooed End of the World, wherein the magnetic poles were (according to some less-than-astute prognosticators) supposed to flip — North would go negative, and...
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Thoughtful Kindness
Bumper stickers. Now that’s free speech. Which I love. But that doesn’t mean I love all bumper stickers. Sure, some are cute, funny, occasionally brilliant. Others are just crude. But my least favorite...
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We’re All Bond Fans Now
The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, is so well liked that there’s even Oscar buzz about it. But it’s not just moviegoers who feel like they’ve entered a new era. In the new flick, M, played by Judi...
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