Category Archives: Thoughts

Shades of 1825

My brother over on his blog has put forth the scenario of the Democrats having both Obama and Clinton running in the general election, preventing a majority in the Electoral College, thereby throwing the election into the House of Representatives. … Continue reading

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Answers sought

Can someone tell me why, with all the myriad things that Congress should be doing, is it wasting time with hearings on the use of steroids in baseball? The sport is privately owned and operate; the “accused” players behavior, while … Continue reading

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Sanity Break

Very disappointed that both Bush and Bernanke are talking about a ‘stimulus’ now. Too much to ask that they listen to Professor Roberts, I suppose. Russ Roberts: The Science of Stimulus Archives: This commentary aired on National Public Radio’s All … Continue reading

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Airport Screen is pretty worthless (from Café Hayek)

False security is worse than no security at all. Stop Screening The data are in: Security screeners at two of the nation’s busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing as passengers in more than 60% … Continue reading

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I’ve never found one, but I may try this weekend

instructables : 4-leaf Clovers: A Finder’s Guide

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Letter Carrier Food Drive is Saturday, May 12

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive When setting out your paid bills to be picked up by the mailman tomorrow, put out some canned food or a pack of ramen or soemthing.

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Why don’t economics reporters seem to know anything about economics?

reportonbusiness.com: Canada’s trade winds shift to EU I’ll just take on the first two sentences of this article, because to do a full fisking would take more time than I have this morning. For Canadian exporters, the European Union’s red … Continue reading

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Another bit of normalcy returns to New Orleans Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Southwest

Camellia Grill blossoms again | Dallas Morning News David and I ate here for the first time when Joe Millet took the BCP Debate Team there in 1982 or ’83. He told us about how they’d go there in college … Continue reading

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Good example of why anti-gouging laws are a bad idea

Michael Munger, They Clapped, Can Price-Gouging Laws Prohibit Scarcity: Library of Economics and Liberty: Well, but what if you seek a political solution, rather than trusting markets? What if you pass an anti-gouging law, to symbolize your opposition to scarcity? Scarcity … Continue reading

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CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “Busted by the bloggers”

from Instapundit CHICAGO TRIBUNE: “Busted by the bloggers” To the right of the masthead at the Web site porkbusters.org is a quote attributed to former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott: “I’ll just say this about the so-called porkbusters. I’m getting … Continue reading

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