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US Government on Libya: Before and After

Here’s President Obama talking about the US government’s goals for Libya. You can safely move the pointer to the 1:00 mark. Now here’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (HT2 LRC): (You just know those Arab terrorists–the irrational bloodthirsty lovers of violence–are going to misinterpret the second one. So paranoid. “The Americans are out to get […]

Free Advice for Occupy Wall Street Crowd

If you want the average people watching at home to sympathize with you, you should stop dropping F-bombs and not taunt the cops. Doesn’t mean it’s right for them to throw a baton or use their pepper spray, but if the below scene (HT2 Robert Wenzel) had escalated into serious violence, the average American would […]

The Old Republic Is Dead

If I were more computer-savvy I’d have my blog play the Empire theme music right now. Regardless of your views on the wisdom of invading Afghanistan and Iraq, of torturing POWs, etc., surely you can agree with me that we have definitively crossed “the line.” I probably put the line in a different ZIP code […]

Facts and Other Stubborn Things, Fiscal Edition

Daniel Kuehn is frustrated with guys like me: I’ve commented on this rhetoric of stimulus in the past. What really baffles me is that we haven’t seen any fiscal stimulus since 2009 (and that was underwhelming)… at what point do Bob and others start saying things like “for the last two years we’ve tried a […]

Michael Savage Agrees With Ron Paul on Awlaki Killing

I am pleasantly surprised by this. Michael Savage is a very interesting character; he’s the only (major) talk show host I can stomach anymore. Not that I agree with him on everything, mind you, but that’s what makes this clip so pleasantly surprising. If you don’t know him, Savage is actually pretty big on the […]

Glenn Greenwald, Radical, Thinks Government Should Explain Why It Killed Somebody

Some people are getting upset that the antiwar crowd is focusing on the citizenship of Anwar Awlaki, so I won’t bring that up. (The reason is that before, during the Bush years, a lot of people shrugged off the trial-less waterboardings and detentions by saying, “They’re not citizens, so the Constitution doesn’t apply.” Whether or […]

Elizabeth Warren’s Blank Check

Judging from the number of Facebook “likes,” this is the best column I’ve ever written. It seems libertarians are more excited about someone trying to take their money, than about the finer points of capital theory. An excerpt: Warren is right: there is a widespread view that really wealthy people are very fortunate — that […]

Jake Tapper vs. Jay Carney on President Killing U.S. Citizens

Really, stop what you are doing and just watch this. It’s short. Even though you know what the ultimate position is, try to forget that for a minute and listen with fresh ears. This is simply astounding. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player