I still think…
…this is going to be resolved in the nick of time. Am I being too optimistic?
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Answering machines and the law of unintended consequences
I spent a ton of time the other day hooked up to a phone tree that went around in circles and ultimately failed to answer my question or even deal with it at all. I finally gave up. But while … Continue reading →
Who is Anders Behring Breivik?
Although the police have not officially named him, it’s pretty clear that Anders Behring Breivik, a native Norwegian, is the perpetrator in the Oslo terror attacks. The left has long been expecting another Tim McVeigh-style homegrown western terrorist, and now … Continue reading →
Let’s not talk about the weather
Okay, I take it back. It’s really, really, really hot today.
Continue reading →Islamicist terrorism in Oslo?
Maybe. Sure looks like it: A bomb killed seven people in Norway’s capital Oslo on Friday…Shortly afterwards, a gunman opened fire at the island of Utoeya north-west of Oslo, where Stoltenberg’s Labour party youth section’s annual gathering was taking place. … Continue reading →
Anti-obesity campaigns…
…don’t work, because we seem to be getting fatter. But never fear: The definition of obesity is set by federal health professionals. Their calculations are controversial, in part, because the rate of premature death is lower among Americans in the … Continue reading →
Rebekah Brooks and those curly-haired women
[Hat tip: Althouse.] The British phone-hacking scandal is something I’ve managed to avoid writing about so far, although if you’d like to read about the substance of it please feel free. But a new and admittedly more trivial angle that … Continue reading →
Obamacare and jobs
It’s a correlation, not a causation, but still…
Continue reading →Let’s talk about the weather
There’s an old New England joke that we’ve got two seasons here: winter and the Fourth of July. But not this year. This year, folks, we’ve got a real summer, one that would do any place proud. It’s been sunny … Continue reading →
Spambot of the day
Carping bot: The following time I read a weblog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this one. I mean, I know it was my option to read, however I actually thought youd have one thing … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Michele Bachmann’s turn, today…
…it’s Allan West’s (see this and this). First they came for the women. Then the blacks. Does that make them sexist and racist? Only if said women and blacks are Republicans—which makes them traitors.
Continue reading →The Cato Institute on the Gang of Six’s budget proposal
Here’s the analysis.
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