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The Coming Financial Storms

Sorry for the technical problems last night; I realized I took down my post without telling you guys what happened. It’s a long story but we were all set way ahead of time, our tech guys were testing everything, it all worked perfectly and then, when we were about to “go live”…it just didn’t work. […]

My “Get in the Vote” Campaign

Scott Alexander linked to this very clever proposal by Scott Aaronson: In order to stop Trump, people in “safe” states coordinate with Johnson or Stein supporters in swing states. The people in safe states vote for the appropriate 3rd party candidate (so that nationally Johnson or Stein gets the same number of votes, which is […]

Should Christians Support the Death Penalty?

I was flipping through the radio and heard a broadcast from Vernon McGee on this–I think it was a live sermon, and is recorded here–and McGee, as is his wont, was very hardnosed about it. Indeed he went so far as to say that the death penalty was the underpinning of civilization (or something like […]

Contra Krugman Ep 53: Krugman Goes After the Libertarians

I was actually nervous going into this one, since so many people on Twitter were hyping it along the lines of, “I can’t wait for Tom and Bob to rip apart this week’s column!!” But, honesty compelled me to point out that Krugman didn’t actually say a single negative thing about Gary Johnson. Instead he […]

Never Bet on Black

My Freedom Fest debate with Conrad Black, on whether FDR is a champion of liberty. I did not handle my time well; I really need to get something besides my iPhone (where the screen disappears when it’s idle). But, in watching this video, I think I at least got my point across. If you’re curious, […]

Review of Superman (1978)

[NOTE: I wrote this review originally back around 2002. I don’t think it’s online anymore so I am reprinting it here on my blog.] I have long known that the original Superman (as well as its sequel) is a “perfect” movie (perfect casting, perfect directing, perfect music, perfect dialogue, etc.). Recently I was bored out […]

Krugman Wants to Take $$ From Rich People, Just So They Won’t Have It

It’s not a regrettable necessity to take rich people’s money in order to help poor people. Nope, Krugman wants it to be a legitimate part of political discourse to take away their fortunes because we don’t want there to be such rich people.

Keeping Up With My Podcasts

To repeat, I am traveling a lot lately, and I’m behind on “day job” stuff. But: ==> In the latest Contra Krugman, Tom and I talk about Lyin’ Ted Cru–I mean Lyin’ Hillary Clinton. ==> In the latest Lara-Murphy Show, Carlos talks European banks and I talk about the US federal debt.