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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 […]

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 […]

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

Potpourri

* I don’t care if you’re a Keynesian, if you tell people they should read my blog, you’re very likely to get a link from me. Oh, it’s a post about the Broken Window. I think we’re almost done discussing it…almost. * David R. Henderson posts a funny Samuelson anecdote. (Note: I was making a […]

Fighting Fire With Fire

One of the things that most amused me about the recent MMT flare-up was that to blow me up, they cited the identity of my boss at IER, and then simply quoted from my article. So, since I’m rushed for time this morning, I’ll do the same with Krugman. Those who share my worldview don’t […]

Donald Trump Wants Lebensraum

OK I exaggerate for your attention holy cow this is amazing. I think Kelly Evans was getting excited because she knew millions of people would watch this with jaws dropped. (HT2 Glenn Greenwald)

Overheard in Nashville

I heard two women discussing Osama bin Laden. They were both glad that it would help Obama get re-elected, because otherwise he would have taken flak for escalating the war in Afghanistan. One then said this: My son asked me, “Mom, is it right to kill somebody?” And I said, “Look I can only think […]

Two Views of Egyptian Protestors

Since I’ve been on the road, I haven’t had time to listen to my usual suite of AM talk radio guys (which I normally hear on the way to work/lunch/etc.). I have just been getting my views of the Egyptian protests from people like Jeff Tucker (who gave a great talk at the Infinite Banking […]