The tables at my neighborhood Starbucks are back. They were gone because of a “permit renewal issue” and I wrote a blog post about it, that was pretty scathing, last week. But this mor...Read More
“A spontaneous civilian assisted property redistribution episode.” Previously called a riot. A riot of color UK version: A riot of colour 13 days to Whitney...Read More
There is a transgender person at my synagogue and we are accommodating him in places like the bathrooms and the pronouns. This is the proper thing to do in our world today. If a person chooses to be...Read More
In Europe the EU has high subsidies for rapeseed. So farmers grow a lot of it. Rapeseed is used to make canola oil. There is a massive surplus of canola oil in Europe. But the fields are beaut...Read More
I heard that in Baltimore during the recent riots they looted supermarket salad bars. No Justice. No Chickpeas Having told that joke I get why there is rioting. If I was a young black male anywhere in...Read More
Both the Left and the Right denounce crony capitalism, The right is furious about the cronyism, and the left is furious about the capitalism. Jonah Goldberg Meanwhile I’m training to hike Mt Whi...Read More
“The United States must recognize that the threat posed by substate actors is one that must be managed rather than eradicated.” Austin Long in A Dangerous World...Read More
“You can fool all of the people all of the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough.” Joseph E Levine The original Lincoln quote....Read More
It seems to be working. The sign had to be chained to the pole to keep it from being stolen. In Florida they also have a particularly onerous trespassing law as explained here: “Because we car...Read More
“The simplest way to help the poorest Asians would be to buy more from sweatshops, not less” Nicholas Kristof. It is counter-intuitive but true. By buying the stuff they make you ensure them...Read More