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Cheap Gucci Boots…

…are apparently ugg on sale now ugg. Does anyone know how I can reduce the frequency of these spam comments, without inconveniencing you or me?

Obama Bask, Brought to You by the Letter K

OK kids two basks (blog asks): (1) I am working on an op ed dealing with this “bank fee” nonsense. (Can you guess my take on the issue?) I want to make the point that if even the non-TARP-recipient banks have to chip in because they benefited, then so does the whole country. After all, […]

More Marijuana Moves

Mark Weber alerts me to this story: TRENTON — New Jerseyans suffering from debilitating diseases would be able to get prescriptions for marijuana to ease their pain under a bill that passed both legislative houses [January 11]. The Assembly approved the “Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana” bill 48-14; the Senate passed it 25-13. Gov. Jon Corzine […]

Potpourri

* Steve Landsburg blows up Robert Gibbs on wind power. Now Landsburg accuses Krugman of being asleep at the wheel, but I hadn’t heard Gibbs’ comment, and I work for an energy think tank. So let’s give Krugman a pass; he was too busy not apologizing to Jim Manzi. * A nice compilation of Roderick […]

Jon Stewart Busts Paulson and Geithner on the Bailouts

This is really top-notch commentary. In contrast, somebody like George Carlin was hilarious, but his condemnations of capitalism were often absurd. But Stewart is speaking common sense here: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Clusterf#@k to the Poor House – Wall Street Bonuses www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political […]

Megan McArdle Coming Around to the Austrian View?

Bill R. writes to me: I thought you’d appreciate this example of McArdle “growing” into her new perspective (h/t Instapundit): [Megan McArdle:] The best explanation for the calamity that has overtaken us may simply be that cheap money makes us all stupid. The massive inflows of international capital, which Ben Bernanke has called the “global […]

Me, Inflation, and Crazy Pills

[UPDATE below.] One of my favorite Will Ferrell lines is from Zoolander when his character is exasperated that others can’t see that supermodel Dereck Zoolander’s “looks” are all the same. He screams, “Doesn’t anyone notice this? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills!” It is with such an attitude that I read this piece from […]

In Defense of Harry Reid and Jonathan Gruber

C’mon kids, what Harry Reid said was not only not racist, but it was arguably true. If using that particular word makes him a racist, someone needs to tell these people to hurry up and change their name before getting booted out of polite society. It’s also absurd for radio talk show hosts to say […]