The Hollywood Che Cult. A sadistic, totalitarian murderer and rapist. But it was all "for the people." There are apparently no limits to what you can do "for the people." Stalin had many American apologists too.
Why the 1918 Influenza was so bad.
Obama will ration your medical care. Or try to, anyway. He'll deflect criticism by using Daschle as point man. Daschle will take the bullets, same as Hillary did. Related: The NHS death that shocked Britain
Residential architecture: Never do this
China reduces taxes to deal with slowdown. China has become more realistic, and less ideological, than the American Dem party.
The WaPo and the amateur rockets. Would they object if the Palis lobbed some of them into their building?
Yesterday we focused on the astonishing failures of New Jersey. Today, the flight from New York State
Some folks are enjoying this recession
Europe to the US: "Here, wear this millstone around your neck."
Where are the real men? Armed and Dangerous (h/t, Vanderleun) One quote:
One of the things this culture badly needs is a set of manhood ordeals. Unlike the tribal societies of the past, we’re too various for one size to fit all — but to reliably turn boys into men (or, to put it in more fashionable terms, to help them become mature and inner-directed) you need to put them under stress in a way that, except for the small percentage that go through military boot camps, we basically don’t any more.
Photo: Not only do I not particularly enjoy champagne or any other white wine, I do not enjoy New Year's Eve either. Never did. Always seemed like a time for phony, forced jollity (like that dumb dropping ball thing) and, as much as I enjoy a cocktail, I dread hangovers which have the power to steal a whole day of my precious time.
