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Thursday, September 8. 2011Thursday morning linksTHE 40 MOST INFLUENTIAL ROCK GUITAR SOLOS Important essay: George Will on Why liberals fear the ‘Lochner’ decision:
The Meteor is worth reading just for the headlines One sperm donor, 150 offspring Why don't guys offer their sperm to the highest bidder? With discount if they get to deliver it in person. Bravery hurts: Never trust anybody who hasn't been punched in the face The world's master palindromist Moslems and Jews unite against foreskins Figures. Palestinians Use Obama’s Own Words In a New Radio Ad Let Business Pioneers Do What They Do Best: Create New Wealth, Not Redistribute Wealth The Calm Before the Storm - Cyberwar is already happening -- and it's about to get much, much worse. A veteran intelligence official explains how America can prepare itself. John Kerry: No Blind Trusts, Tax Avoidance, and Conflicts of Interest Taxes for thee but not for me. Kerry reminds me of Leona Helmsley Social Security is Not a Ponzi Scheme, Mr. Perry Morning Bell: Four Ways Obama Has Blocked Job Growth When the Obama 2012 campaign asks itself what accomplishments it can run on, the answer is not much. What the jobs speech will not propose Shiver's The Five Biggest Reasons Republicans Keep Losing the Propaganda War:
Good point. I had that experience at a cocktail party last weekend. Me and my big mouth. Wednesday, September 7. 2011Weds. morning linksImage via Vanderleun Real Clear Science: We Must End the Organic Food Scam Now Extending the Payroll Tax Cut Is a Cop-out Land seized in Kelo used as debris dump Beast lets no storm go to waste: As a brutal hurricane season bears down, former Vice President Al Gore says there will be worse disasters ahead if we don’t act soon—and when it comes to national security, Mother Nature is as fearsome as terrorists. Academics conclude that, yes indeed, Tea Partyers are likely racist Rhode Island Pension System Collapsing The revered and reviled Bernard Lewis California is crumbling WHALEN: And now a word from a job creator …Even Keynes would think Obama’s bunch are chumps Obama Leaves the Bases Loaded. Dems Lose. Obama ratings sink to new lows as hope fades Obama-Biden Egos Put SEALs in Jeopardy It’s no longer Obama-land in the Hamptons Illinois unions vow to sue basic arithmetic Reason: How Scared of Terrorism Should You Be? - Not very. You are four times more likely to be killed by a lightning bolt than by a terror attack. R2P is a Doctrine Designed to Strike Down the Hand that Wields It Romney’s jumbo jobs plan U.S. Commanders Pushing for Permission to Run Covert Ops to Counter Iran China’s Low-Wage Export Engine Starts to Sputter Sultan says the West has given up Poll illustrates California voters' anger - Nearly 3 in 4 say the country is on the wrong track, and nearly half favor slashing government spending — a potentially dismal finding for President Obama, who will unveil a jobs plan this week. Tuesday, September 6. 2011A dose of sanity
A Scottish Professor Responds to "Boycott Israel" on Campus.
Tuesday morning linksVoices of the defenders of grad school. And me crushing them. Bachmann: Why do we need a Department of Education, anyway? She is right. We do not need it. Not their job. USPS — a case study in government incompetence:
More U.S. Workers Unhappy With Health Benefits, Promotions - Workers least satisfied with on-the-job stress, tangible rewards for their work Driscoll: This Just In: Fictitious Movies Still Fiction Fineman, Ignatius: Healthcare Obama's Biggest Mistake Economy giving few opportunities to self-employed The Financial Times reports that market pressures in Brazil, the 2nd largest producer of biofuels after the U.S., are pushing the price of ethanol above that of gasoline Paper and Plastic: When Political Ideology Trumps Sound Science Report: 'Clinton Adviser Greenberg is Behind Israeli Protests' Mission Accomplished - Dick Cheney was relentless and unapologetic in pursuit of his policy goals—and Americans are safer for it. View from the Left: What Democrats can do about Obama - A liberal argues that the 2012 Democratic nomination should be debated -- with all options open SANDERS: India’s perfect storm of problems Nearly 40 percent of Europeans suffer mental illness Jenifer Rubin: Enough with the green jobs The United States, Not Gaidar, Killed Yeltsin's Reforms Forbes: Why Do Companies Hire? Rebel without a bra: Jane Fonda said her biggest regret was not sleeping with Che Guevara Kenneth Clarke blames Brit riots on 'feral underclass' Monday, September 5. 2011Monday vacation day no-labor morning linksErickson: Sunday Reflection: Ignorance widespread in media about Christianity Via Anchoress on God and art:
I Get My News Direct From The Seat Of Oxford County, And You Should Too: Read The Rumford Meteor Names for a brook or stream. He left out "kill," as in the Dutch areas of New York state Washington Post: Jerusalem holy to Christians and Muslims, but central to Jews Powerline: The Climate Scam Marches On:
Media: Challenge the dominant narrative? Who, us? If Jefferson and Sally had a relationship, who really cares? Krauthammer: “Obama Is ‘President Zero’ – Zero Economic Expansion, Zero Jobs, Zero Ideas” Rep. Walsh to Bashir: ‘Your Profession Did Not Vet’ Obama Nobel Laureate Al Gore got a D in Science for Dummies:
Radosh: Obama Pursues the Bush Foreign Policy, or We Are All Neo-Cons Now American Way: Barack Obama, 2008 man of hope and change, becomes 2012 candidate of fear and status quo Knish: The Messiah of Hate:
Obama admits his regulatory agenda is killing jobs Chamberlain's secret bid to reach a deal with Hitler, revealed in newly released documents
New Fast and Furious details indicate gov’t cover-up, White House involvement Sunday, September 4. 2011Sunday morning linksIf you are without sin, you may have no need to pray or worship. Lucky you. Working with a lazy stoner John Hinderaker is in the North Woods Shameful: Gov. Christie goes crying to the Feds One lingering effect of the Great Recession could be poor academic performance and behavioral problems among children of the unemployed. We Are in 'Worse Situation' Than in 2008: Roubini Roger: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: banking in the age of Obama Gibson: Feds Want Guitar Woodwork Done by Foreign Labor AVI: Maybe The Schools Are Okay They are OK, but I think they would be better if they got out from under the thumb of government and unions and let entrepreneurial schools flourish. Educational monopoly is not a good thing. Kos: Perry likely wins. Says Surber:
The People of the State of California Are About to Officially Go Crazy Related: This is an AWESOME Idea. I Want to Propose California Do Much More of This
Early Obama Letter Confirms Inability to Write A Warmer Planet Is a More Peaceful Planet Kudlow: Obama's Economic Policies Have Failed Duh. But are they supposed to work? Gary Becker: The Great Recession and Government Failure - When comparing the performance of markets to government, markets look pretty darn good. A quote:
That was "Let no crisis go to waste" to advance the Leftist, statist cause Will League of Women Voters now run anti-Obama ads featuring sick children? Don't hold your breath. LWV has been totally coopted by Leftist activists, like so many non-profits The New, Neoconservative, New York Times Palin fizzles David Brooks is only half-right: The Vigorous Virtues Half-right is pretty good for mush mouth Brooks America is drowning in a river of rules:
They think that the O will not be re-elected. Last chance to control every little detail of our lives and businesses. Saturday, September 3. 2011Saturday morning linksThe really good news - I've scavenged a lot of free firewood from the so-called storm. (It was a ton of rain and a stiff gusty breeze.) I am with Vanderleun on this (listen to the music):
This is how to sell real estate Incredible stuff: On its way to being the most perfected yet bankrupt and unlivable state in the nation. A law that says you have to hire two babysitters? Good news: Obama halts controversial EPA regulation US economy created no job growth in August, data show After calling for his kids and hearing no response, Jeremy grabbed his daughter’s rifle. As many as one in 25 company bosses could be a psychopath, according to a new study. Surber speaks:
York: Left paints the campaign as a religious war Unions go nuts over successful charter school Investigators Probe White House Role in Massive Energy Loan Greedy Greenies THE WIKILEAKS CABLES ON TURKEY: 20/20 TUNNEL VISION Turkey's Akyol, An Apostle Of The Third Way Maggie's Farm loves going to that country, regardless of the politics Fast & Furious scandal may have its first cover-up Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: one of history's myths? The Costco king checks out Impressive fellow In His Activist Days Obama Sued Banks to Ease Lending Practices… Now He’s Suing Banks For Risky Mortgages BBC: Climate Pravda MI Bars Ban Lawmakers for Banning Smoking
A windy, rainy day called Irene, via Kimball: Thursday, September 1. 2011Top secretAt Forbes via Minding The Campus:
Cheaper, too. Mailing it in until I get connected again, about floods and flooding and the War Between the SexesRe flooding and our government-subsidized flood insurance, here's what I have been hearing on the radio from upstate NY and from Vermont: Men: Why should the taxpayer subsidize anybody for living in a flood zone, even if it's only 100-year floods? Actuaries can easily cost it out. If you live near water and not on a hill, you will inevitably get flooded. Duh. Why should your calculated risk and choice be my problem? All it does is to promote building in the wrong places - and insulate people from reality - on my nickel. Women: These people have lost so much. It's not their fault that they lived where they could get flooded. The government has to help them out and help them rebuild their homes and their lives. It's compassionate.
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Tuesday, August 30. 2011I Got Thrown Out Of Art School For Tracing The Models
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Sunday, August 28. 2011Early Sunday morning breezy day linksPic above via Drudge, Saturday night. Cabs are running but all public transportation is closed. The BD pupette was evacuated from her Chelsea apartment, worked all day Saturday (as usual), then joined a bunch of friends in Brooklyn Heights for a Hurricane Party and sleepover. That's the third Hurricane Party I have heard about. ESPN Buttkissers Scold Paul Azinger for Goofing on Obama The slow disappearance of the American working man Steve Jobs: The Henry Ford of Our Time In Malibu, even mobile homes command premium prices Why fewer malarial mosquitoes in Africa? Climate change! Tough to be bullish on Wall Street if you’re bearish on Washington Repubs want to starve children Gore Wants You to Eat Less Meat Obama offers 2012 election supporters change they can believe in — next term Michael Lewis, brilliant as usual Crazy Pete’s Enviro-Friendly Discount Galleria Businesses plan health cuts because of Obamacare That was the whole point Delingpole: An open letter from my old mate David Cameron to the people of Britain Times Watch Quotes of Note: 'Deep Cuts in Social Services' by Conservatives Led to London Riots RIP: Joey Vento: Assimilation warrior McArdle on Who was worse off after welfare reform?
Saturday, August 27. 2011Saturday morning linksAs I said, if Maggie's is down for a while tomorrow - for hours or days - it will be due to Irene's knocking trees down. Our servers' power grid hates storms. Irene Still on Track for Serious, though Non-Catastrophic, Hit. She is weakening. Local Man Ruins Date By Just Being Himself:
Web older than incoming college freshmen How much exercise do I have to do to live longer? I don't buy it. Correlation is not causation. But feeling fit and vigorous does matter. Sex Box With Genitalia Toys Will Teach Swiss Kindergarteners That Sex Is Pleasurable Maybe the Swiss never heard of playing doctor. Pedophiles with be grateful for this effort to overstimulate the kiddies. In fact, it comes pretty close to pedophilia. How would it be if your neighbor played with your little daughter's sex box? News Media has A Hurricane Neurosis Why EBay will never be great again Daniel Defoe wrote up a big storm in 1703 Buffett to host high-profile fundraiser for Obama That would be Warren, not Jimmy "Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president?” Jonathan Alter writes in his column. Wehner responds/ Peggy Noonan: Is Rick Perry too macho? Too macho for what? Greece shifting its debt to Brussels Power Line begins:
If the charge is that it is misleading to call something “natural” if it cannot occur naturally in nature, then no corn products would qualify, ever. Ignoramuses. Every crop has been engineered, for thousands of years. Surber: How to achieve 9.9% unemployment Doable, but it takes extra effort TNR: The Libyan War Was a Success. But It Won’t Be a Model For Other Wars. NYT apologies again for yet another error in the Issa hit piece Obama Raises Big Bucks From Wall Street, Lawyers and Hollywood CERN: 'Climate models will need to be substantially revised' But will they be? Re Al Gore, via Surber:
Klavan with three quick tips for would-be pundits. Rule 2 is the best:
Friday, August 26. 2011Earthquake?From the Sultan's An Earthquake Comes to Washington:
Friday morning linksThe prospects for Irene in the northeast change by the hour. Last night, she was downgraded but now it's just confusing. However, if she does hit New England hard, don't be surprised if Maggie's is down for a while. As of now, predictions are just "rain and wind" on Sunday, warm and sunny Monday. (That's obviously an old toon from the files) Storm advice from Ace:
Counselor Cheers Up Someone’s First Wife By Reminding Them That Their Life Is Meaningless Anyway Maine's 'Rockefeller' Home Values Make Rich Richer There ya go, Sipp McDonald's Unveils New Senior Citizen PlayPlace Sex with cavemen gave humans an immune boost: study Romance Hinders Women in STEM Courses?
Rubin: With Glenn Beck by the Temple’s Walls Iranians seize 6,500 Bibles, burn 300, claim they are protecting youth And no riots! Understanding Just How Harmful Obama’s Tax Hikes Would Be Reason: What Does Opposition to Government Rail Projects Have to Do With Individual Liberty? Stossel: Almost Everything We're Taught Is Wrong - Using economics to explode fallacies Business Regulation vs. Growth: The View from Middle America - It has become clear that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has been a real deterrent to companies that would like to go public. Zuckerman: Obama and the 'Competency Crisis' - Like many Americans who supported him, I long for a triple-A president to run a triple-A country. Excuse me, Mort, but a prez does not "run a country" - not in the USA anyway. And your "longing" is immature. Poll: 51% still blame George W. Bush for economy London’s anti-gun zealots ban children from Olympic shooting events in city ticket giveaway
IBD: Is Higher Education Worth It? Or Is It The Next Big Bubble? Another Obama Record!… Percentage of Young People Employed Is Lowest Ever Blame raising the minimum wage Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation - America's richest people meet to discuss ways of tackling a 'disastrous' environmental, social and industrial threat I doubt that the world "needs" more people, but I do think it needs more millionaires and billionaires because they buy stuff and invest in new enterprises. Study on global plant die-off faces questions Feds reject request to require seat belts on school buses I think this image is cruel:
Thursday, August 25. 2011Thursday morning links
The above is a good warning to be careful not to slip on curbs... Climate Prostitutes, Charlatans and Comedians Is Occupational Licensing Necessary? View from the left: What's next for Wisconsin progressives? related from Will: Liberals’ Wisconsin Waterloo Would Dr. King Have Approved Of This? Carpe: China Is Not the Enemy West anxious over Libya's chemical weapons cashes Don't Call It a Comeback - Four reasons why Libya doesn't equal success for NATO. Rev. Al Sharpton Officially Tapped as MSNBC Host Expensive massages, top shelf vodka and five-star hotels: First Lady accused of spending $10m in public money on her vacations For Marines in Afghanistan: be careful where you fart At Insty, HOUSING FIX: End the Government’s Subsidy ‘Ponzi Scheme,’ Says NYU Professor. Texas students sent from classroom to courtroom Woo-Hoo… $490,000 in Obama Stimulus Cash Created 1.72 Jobs in Nevada Mead: Iranian Persecution of Christians Grows Paterson teacher who called students 'future criminals' in Facebook post defends herself in hearing Elliott Abrams: The Ground Shifts In The Middle East Illinois Loses Most Jobs in the Nation Wednesday, August 24. 2011Why people like MarcoThis was yesterday. As I noted earlier, Look, Ma! No Teleprompter!
Weds. morning linksImage via Market Ticker Irene might be headed to New England. No problem - we can deal with it. It's always a smaller deal than they make it sound. I call it "Weather Porn." And if Yankees can't deal with bad weather, who can? Heck, we enjoy bad weather. Honey Money - The Power of Erotic Capital Yes, attractiveness matters. Duh. But, cliche that it is, an appealing, sweet, sexy, witty personality trumps superficial beauty. Speaking of which, looking for a new husband when over 50 A book about life in the Third Reich: IN THE GARDEN OF THE BEASTS: RITA KRAMER Taki: A Rotting Carcass Called Europe The Netherlands to Abandon Multiculturalism Muslim immigrants to America seem to get with the program - that's why they came. I wonder why they form dangerous and socially-hostile ghettoes in Europe. Might it be because they are given too much? The workers in my Dunkin Donuts used to be all Hispanic women - now it's half Hispanic women and half Muslim men. Dan Walters: New survey finds same old conflict on California governance Where a Minimum-Wage Increase Would Bite Look! No teleprompter! Rubio's grandfather was a reader in a Cuban cigar factory! No Hope or Change When it Comes to Fannie Mae Not Free to Choose: The Reality behind Clean Energy Standards Researcher says tea party voters fear change Byron York: Spending, not entitlements, created huge deficit Only Obama can question someone’s patriotism Watch Out for China's Air Force - The PLAAF is developing a fifth-generation fighter and becoming a high-tech, high-tempo aerospace force. McArdle: Did Welfare Reform Work?
Obama Added $9.5 Billion in New Regulations in Last Month Shiver: The Five Most Catastrophic Hidden Costs of the Obama Presidency
Tuesday, August 23. 2011More SunnyFrom last year. A charming satirist, she like totally cracks me up with her dumb chick shtick: Tuesday morning linksGun Owners: Are You Compensating for Something? Best comment there:
Politicizing medicine: Chronic Fatique The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of “writer's block” (h/t No Oil for Pacifists) State of the States: Importance of Religion Gelinas: The Mortgage Hangover - A Bronx boom-and-bust story shows why the nation hasn’t yet recovered from the financial crisis. Trial lawyers prep for war on Rick Perry The upcoming Rick Perry media narrative: “He’s not compassionate” Perry Has New York Times Running Scared Asked Whether He Might Think of Himself as American or as Partly American, George Soros Answers Proudly and Defiantly: "I Am European!" The New York Times Misreads the Housing Market Obama's Free Lunch At Ace: Doom! Hatch: Obamacare Must be Repealed to Boost Economy Obama’s Backdoor Amnesty
Driscoll: Nobody Mention the Culture War Wiz: Tolerance is so gay China's Underground Great Wall Kurdish pawns bind Turkish rook Kurtz: Assessing Libya Millionaires and Billionaires: Pay Up! Monday, August 22. 2011Effort down, grades up
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Monday morning linksThe Angler: 1946- 1950 - for anglers too young to remember News you can use: Good wine bars in Florence Carpe: How Private Citizens Saved Central Park The Truth About Being a Hero - Karl Marlantes on what makes men heroes—in their own hearts and in the eyes of others Richard Rubinstein: Berlin, August 13, 1961 Global Warming, if Real, Would Be Good For Us Ross: The environmental fifth column Mead: Inequality Grows As Poor, Ignorant Atheists Swamp US Surber: Cut minimum wage Does Obama’s personal favorability rating matter? Will ritzy vacation trip Obama up? James Buckley: Restoring Federalism Disgusting!… As Her Health Continues to Fail, Libs Make Movie of Lady Thatcher as Crazy Old Granny Archbishop: New York Times, Newsweek, CNN, MSNBC Not ‘Trustworthy’ on Religion Volokh: The Education Bubble Eric Cantor: Removing the obstacles to economic growth States Where No One Wants To Buy A New Home Annals of the Arab Spring: Al-Qaeda Launches from Egypt to Attack Israel World Youth Day Pilgrims Mocked, Harassed, Spit On & Threatened By Leftists in Madrid Rex Murphy: Global warming runs out of gas (h/t SDA)
Sunday, August 21. 2011Sunday morning linksPhoto from Two Americas. How do they get 40 black government SUVs to the Vineyard? Do they charter a ferry? Or two? And where does this entourage sleep at night? In tents? Space on MV ain't cheap at all. Related: Steyn: The Imperial Presidency - European royals make do with a less lavish lifestyle than the supposed citizen-executive of a so-called republic. Shooting the Kel-Tec KSG AVI on Alms:
Big Academia: Get Out While You Can More AVI, on coveting: The Final Commandment Republican Delusion is Obama's All-Too-Secret Weapon:
He might be right. I don't know. I do know that Palin can't win a national election Re the UK rioting, Norm says:
Yeah - they could start a business and hire some people. That would make a real difference in some lives. And pay themselves the same as they pay their employees... Dept. of Irony: JUSTIFIABLY ANGRY BOYS Obama's Amnesty-Light Is A Bad Dream Racism run wild at the NIH NYT: Krauthammer on Obama’s ‘Hope & Change’: ‘Where the hell has he been the last two-and-a-half years?’ Tatler: Perry Plays Obama, Media Like a Fiddle Wkly Std: Decline and Fall - The arc of the Obama presidency bends towards failure. Nina Totenberg: Obama Can Save Economy With 'A Lot of Very Populist Rhetoric' Tiger: The presumption of male guilt Social Security Disability Payments on the Rise Reversing the Decay of London Undone - Britain's chief rabbi on the moral disintegration since the 1960s and how to rebuild:
Surprise! HHS still granting ObamaCare waivers White House Faces Political Dilemma on Health Law Challenge Saturday, August 20. 2011Political quote du jourFrom Insty:
Saturday morning linksHow responsible are people for their own behavior? Seems to me people vary enormously in their determination to make wise decisions - and in their willingness to take responsibility for their bad decisions Our Berkshire friend finds love Mead: European Crisis Deepens Bill O'Reilly: The Obama Dilemma Widener Law Prof Fully Cleared of 'Harassment' and 'Discrimination' Charges for Using Hypothetical Scenarios The Thought Gestapo lose Illegal immigration: I Refuse to Obey the Law American Association of University Professors expresses concern over Dept. of Education’s new mandates Even New York Times Admits Obama’s Green Jobs Agenda Is a Complete Disaster Oh noes! Cities endanger the future environment Pete Du Pont: Just as he promised, Obama has fundamentally transformed America. The Greatest Customer Service Story Ever Told, Starring Morton’s Steakhouse Public School Teacher Reassigned Following Anti-Same-Sex-Marriage Facebook Post The Thought Gestapo wins Friday, August 19. 2011Leading from behindThat's a big "Duh" from me, because, in cloud-cuckoo land, money just grows on trees and all you have to do is to harvest the excess from the undeserving lucky. This only goes to confirm the shrewd post from Powerline the other day. Problem is, the numbers of those undeserving lucky are shrinking rapidly in this Obama economy. So who pays? And who hires? Honey, while you're up, get me a Laphroaig please, while I contemplate the Dems' plans to go after assets - before death - instead of only income.
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