This is the 150th anniversary of the hanging of John Brown. When he attacked Harper’s Ferry with a handful of followers, the butcher of Kansas helped sow the seeds of the Civil War. Few things would have made Brown happier than the thought of hundreds of thousands of people dying for his own Scorched Earth […]
Will Obama Out-BS Bush?
Obama’s speech from West Point tonight may drive the final wooden stake into liberals’ hope that their guy would create a Brave New Order in Washington and the world. The fact that Obama is following in Bush’s footsteps – talking to an audience of captive individuals who would be ruined for life by a single […]
Mp3 of Today’s Ernie Hancock interview on Liberty, Obama, and Political Doom
Ernie Hancock and I had a rowdy time on his radio show today talking about books, bad guys, and ‘Bama. You can hear the show by clicking on this: 2009-11-24-ernie-a-pm
The Best Thumbnail Definition of Twittering
This is the best one-strip definition of Twittering I have seen. Maybe Dogbert will take the plunge for Vitamin E tomorrow. On the other hand, doing a blog mocking the superficiality of Twittering is a bit like the pot calling the kettle Lithuanian.
On the Radio at 5 pm Eastern Today – with Ernie Hancock
I will be on the Ernie Hancock show today (Tuesday) for an hour starting at 5 pm Eastern. Ernie is a legendary hellraiser and one of the most energetic freedom fighters out there. I expect we’ll whack a wide variety of targets. You can listen live here.
Doonesbury: Torture Remains Prime-Time Entertainment
Three cheers for Doonesbury! Unfortunately, prominent half-wits take their own values from this TV show. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an assembly of judges in the summer of 2007: ““Jack Bauer saved Los Angeles . . . . He saved hundreds of thousands of lives… Are you going to convict Jack Bauer?” I would […]
Dying for Crooks: US Troops in Afghanistan
Transparency International reported yesterday that Afghanistan is the most corrupt nation in the world – except for Somalia. Heckua achievement, if the only nation on earth that is more shady is one that is full of pirates… Karzai is making Marion Barry look like Mother Teresa. The Washington Post reported today that one of Afghanistan’s […]