Republicans use Political Correctness Too
In my series of “mommy he did it too” articles, I now turn to the dreaded political correctness. Political correctness apparently came to us from the Frankfurt School and critical theory which, as Herbert Mercuse posited, the oppressed should have… 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
China’s Ghost Cities and the Asian Real Estate Bubble
After meandering throughTom Woods’ blog I saw this 60 Minutes video he posted about the Chinese ghost cities. This isn’t like the North Korean city of Kijŏng-dong, which was built by Kim Il-Sung with no intention of every… 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
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
Zeekler Follow Up: Why Zeekler Would Have Had to Be Almost as Profitable as Apple to Work
So I mentioned in my previous post on the Zeekler debacle that my dad calculated Zeekler would have had to have been as profitable as Apple to actually pay out its affiliates what they were owed. Well, he sent me… Continue reading
Global Warming and the Irony of Energy Efficiency
I have been a global warming skeptic over the years. The scientific community was said to be in consensus, yet I would see some respected climatologists offer a counter opinion, or at least a humble shoulder shrug. The Petition Project… Continue reading
John Stossel Sums Up Corporate Welfare
It is, in one word: bad. Another great video from LibertyPen:
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