Lucky for me that this “loudest/most ignorant” rule doesn’t apply to blogs. [excellent cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker]
Archive | October, 2012
R.I.P. Arlen Specter, one of the heroes of Ruby Ridge
RIP – Sen. Arlen Specter, one of the heroes of Ruby Ridge. I intensely disagreed with many, if not most, of the positions that Arlen Specter took during his career. And as for the “magic bullet” of the JFK Warren Commission report – bah humbug. But Specter showed great courage in going up against the […]
Bad News for Romney in Red State America?
I bet the pollsters haven’t talked to those two guys yet. (cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker). On Twitter – @jimbovard
FFF West Coast College Tour Next Week
Jacob Hornberger, president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, will be speaking at colleges throughout the West next week. He is touring as part of a joint Young Americans for Liberty-FFF Civil Liberties College Tour. He will be joined by author Glenn Greenwald and former Reagan Justice Department official Bruce Fein. All of the panelists are excellent […]
Dilbert Captures the Challenge of Contemporary Democracy
This Dilbert cartoon perfectly captures the problem of contemporary democracy. Brings to mind a book called Attention Deficit Democracy…. (I knew I should have included cartoons in that book).
Podcast/MP3 – Thumping School Breakfasts with Brian Wilson –
WSPD’s Brian Wilson and I had a turkey shoot with the school lunch and breakfast program this afternoon. The notion of fattening up kids didn’t get any respect. (The interview was spurred by my “Why Expand School Free Food Programs” in last week’s USA Today.) You can download or listen to the @ 16 minute […]
