Archive for November, 2006
Milton Friedman (1912-2006)
One of the greatest economists of the 20th century passed away today.
O.J. Simpson: Innocent until hypothetically implicated
Then: If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.
Now: If I did it, here’s how it happened.
“O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes,” the network said in a statement. “In the two-part event, Simpson describes how [...]
“The Internet as a political medium, viable?”
Hilarious.
Larry King is interviewing Roseanne Barr when he tells her that he has never used the internet.
Goodness…
Update: A few comments from the Think Progress post.
kelso:
If Larry used the internet, maybe he could come up with better questions for his guests than asking them what their favorite food or color is.
I used to think it was [...]
can farting teddy bear stave off nuclear war?
let’s hope so.
GOP: “We refuse to learn from the past!”
Pork king Trent Lott is back in the leadership. Yuck.
Sen. Trent Lott, ousted from the top Senate Republican leadership job four years ago because of remarks considered racially insensitive, won election to the No. 2 post Wednesday for the minority GOP in the next Congress.
Lott returned to the center of power by getting the [...]
Thou Shalt Not Kill*
The title of this post is shamelessly stolen from the excellent Flynn Files.
“There may be occasions where, for a Christian, compassion will override the ‘rule’ that life should inevitably be preserved,” maintains an official paper of the Church of England, written by Bishop Tom Butler of Southwark. The policy would give the church’s imprimatur to [...]
John Tierney: Resigns from NY Times Op Ed Page
Matt over at No Borders No Limits has a great post about John Tierney leaving the New York Times, as well as a summary of the columnists still there.
John Tierney, the libertarian voice on The New York Times op-ed page, is resigning.
…
At the moment, the Times have:
- a center-left foreign policy expert (Thomas Friedman)
- a [...]
Candidate gets no votes…
…but he voted for himself!
Randy Wooten figured he would get at least one vote in his bid for mayor of this town of 80 people — even if it was just his own.
He did not. Now he has to decide whether to file a formal protest.
Wooten got the news from his wife, Roxanne, who went [...]
The Gulagosphere
For all your revolutionary blog-reading needs.
PolÃtica es Fútbol…Fútbol es PolÃtica
Asà enferma el virus de la impunidad…
¿Qué diferencia hay entre los clubes que hoy lloriquean porque se sienten vÃctimas de un torneo poco serio, cuando ayer nomás fueron victimarios, y los polÃticos que modifican sus discursos de acuerdo con la conveniencia de una campaña electoral o el lugar que ocupen, sea en el oficialismo o [...]
Remittances in El Salvador
Great blog post summarizing the Houston Chronicle article on remittances being sent to El Salvador (where they constitute 16% of GDP).
The Light of the New Dawn
Classic.
The best analysis I’ve seen yet of (sadly) what is happening in both the Republican and Democratic camps post-election.
More love for liberals from terrorists.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush’s defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran.
Veterans Day
Remembering all those who served.
The successor to Zarqawi accepts Dan’s gracious invitation.
I wonder if you could show me an example of “terrorists†rejoicing in this election
All hail the Democratic victors!
A statement purportedly from the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq hails the defeat of Republicans in the US mid-term polls.
The audio message, whose authenticity has not been verified, was published [...]
