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Yglesias on Conservatives and the "Justice" System

I actually really like reading Matt Yglesias. Maybe I’m naive, but I think he is pretty sincere. It’s too bad he just has a horrible theory of how the economy works. Anyway, Yglesias has been on fire lately with the conservative pundits’ horror over letting the courts deal with an (alleged) bad guy. Try this: […]

Arnold Kling Makes Me Chuckle

In a quite reasonable post, he offers this judgment which struck me as ironic: 3. Does the state have necessary functions? I believe that it does, but I am not sure. I am strongly inclined to believe that unless we agree to have an ultimate arbiter of disputes, the equilibrium is what North, Weingast, and […]

The Shilo-Diamond Paradox

When I’m doing the household budget, I put on the Neil Diamond Channel from Pandora in the background. (I used to listen to the Daily Show, but it was too distracting. My forecasts ended up looking like a CBO product.) But the Neil Diamond Channel features classic rock stuff that isn’t too hard. It’s not […]

Putting the Federal Debt in Perspective

[UPDATE below.] If the Congress doesn’t act (the Senate has already done it and we’re just waiting on the House), the federal government will hit its debt limit by the end of February. The current limit is some walking-around money, specifically $12.4 trillion. Now a lot of people say that’s no big deal, because the […]

I Want to Quit, But I Need a Support Group

OK so after ordering a new battery for my Toshiba laptop (which has never really worked properly), I’m sitting on my couch with the indicator saying I’ve got about 65% or so left, when BAM the whole computer shuts down. No warning about low battery or anything. I’m tempted to be mad at the battery, […]

Beyonce Being All She Can Be?

OK we haven’t had a TV for years, so you young whippersnappers will have to explain this to me. What’s up with the storm troopers? (HT2LRC) And why the homage to You Can’t Do That on Television around 3:30?

A Helpful Idea From National Review

Von Pepe tries to prevent me from working by sending me this NRO article by Daniel Pipes, but–like Odysseus with the Sirens–I will only allow myself to copy and paste the headline: How to Save the Obama Presidency: Bomb Iran. Read at your own risk; I’m outta here.