In the past, I can’t say I’ve liked the IRS. Who does? My attitude has always been that they’re a nuisance, and a cause for mild anxiety. The tax laws are the tax laws, but the IRS was not responsible … Continue reading →
Not so fast, kids, not so fast: The Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent an e-mail to prospective students, erroneously telling them in a line at the bottom that they had been admitted… The mix-up happened when MIT combined two separate … Continue reading →
Here’s an article in the NY Times about a new mammogram study that’s gotten a lot of attention. And here’s the study itself. Compare and contrast. The first sentence of the Times article: One of the largest and most meticulous … Continue reading →
Jonathan Turley is a liberal star, a constitutional law professor with impeccable credentials: Turley holds the Shapiro Chair for Public Interest Law at The George Washington University Law School where he teaches torts, criminal procedure, and constitutional law. He is … Continue reading →
…the fact that I’m now living in the Arctic. It’s been that kind of winter. It’s snowing now—snowing along most of the eastern part of the country, I think. We here in the north actually have gotten less snow than … Continue reading →
In case you don’t have enough to worry about already, and are looking to supplement your angst-inducing list, there’s this. “Low-probability, high-impact” indeed. [Hat tip: Instapundit.]
Continue reading →Reading the administration’s announcements about how many people have signed up for Obamacare so far*, I realize that not only do I not trust the figures to tell the whole story, but I don’t trust them to have any relation … Continue reading →
…were just talking about the weather. I keep being amazed at how easily Obama’s “I didn’t knows” are accepted by the left, while Christie’s “I didn’t know” is mocked. But I shouldn’t be amazed in the least, so sometimes I’m … Continue reading →
I just noticed a trend today: my two most recent posts are about conservative proposals for change. “Conservative” and “change” is not an oxymoron, either, because (unlike the idea some people have of conservatism) conservatism does not just represent stagnancy, … Continue reading →
This looks like a very interesting website. I haven’t had time to peruse it, but just a glance indicates it’s worth studying. One of the features is a proposal for a conservative alternative to Obamacare. Again, I haven’t read it … Continue reading →
Conservative “social justice,” from Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute. What do you think? And extra credit if, before you read the article (and without Googling it), you can identify the source of this quote: The burden on … Continue reading →