Musicnomics Part II: Decline and Fall
So a while back I wrote an article about the wacky world of music where talent is ignored in favor of prepackaged, overproduced tweenie heart throbs and beauty queens who have little discernible talent other than a voice that would typically… Continue reading
Yes, Liberals are “Anti-Science” Too
So Michael Shermer made a bit of a splash earlier this year when he wrote there was a “liberal war on science” in addition to—not instead of—a conservative war on science. As he says:
The left’s war on science begins… Continue reading
Effects of QE3 in the Housing Market
In yet another attempt at jump starting the economy, the Federal Reserve’s latest major stimulus action, known as QE3, is likely to have less effect on the housing market than Fed Chairman Ben Bernake would hope.
QE3, shorthand for the third “quantitative… Continue reading
My Thoughts on the Presidential Election or How Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Cured My Interest in Politics
I must be the most ill-informed political blogger there is out there right now, at least when it comes to current events. Oh how things change… where I once had my finger on the pulse of the political zeitgeist, here… Continue reading
Presidential Debate from a European Perspective
The letter from the German authorities caught my attention. Mostly because it was asking for a bunch of money, but also because of what was going on back home in the U.S.
The letter was to inform me that, because… Continue reading
The Lost Graduation by David Vranicar: review
When David Vranicar sent me an email requesting I review his new book, The Lost Graduation, it didn’t take a lot of hair pulling. You see, David is a 2008 college graduate from Regis University in Denver. I am… Continue reading
Let’s Ban Profits: Peter Schiff Has Fun with the DNC
Sorry if I’m late with this one, but it’s still worth it. And you thought only Republicans said stupid things:
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Media Matters Criticizes Me (sort of) and Unknowingly Makes a Major Concession in the Process
So Media Matters, a truly unbiased organization if there ever was one, ran an article criticizing conservatives for denying the alleged wage gap between men and women. The article particularly criticized Alex Castellanos, who got into a bit of… Continue reading
Dishonest Arguing Tactics – The GOP Convention
What do you mean I didn’t build that? I totally built that you good-for-nothing commie! Or something like that. Apparently Obama thinks bureaucrats built the United States instead of entrepreneurs. Indeed, that seemed to be the entire theme of the recent… Continue reading
Dishonest Arguing Tactics – The Newsroom
OK, so I bashed the Republicans, now it’s the Democrats’ turn. There’s plenty to pick from whichever group you pick. I’ll stay away from the easy stuff, like recent accusations that the Republicans condone rape (yeah, Todd Akin is a… Continue reading
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