Under the Bus
The career of Larry Schwartz, who is the Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Cairo, is over.
Al Qaeda Dirty Bomb Terrorism Attack on Mexico Subway Could Cause Pork Gas Cloud
Cave quid dicis, quando, et cui.
Detroit To Start Turning Out The Lights
The City of Detroit appears ready to abandon vast sections of itself to the metaphorical jungle.
Parties Play to Win the Game
Parties are in politics primarily to win the vote of the median voter, not to join together and sing Kumbaya.
Can Domestic Policy Affect Income Distribution?
“Can Domestic Policy Affect Income Distribution?” Why, yes, yes it can.
Federal Workers Overpaid, Say Federal Workers at CBO
Employees of the US Federal Government earn substantially more in salary and benefits than their private sector comparables.
The Rights of Englishmen
What’s a little thing like freedom of speech when there are shops being looted and burned?
If the U.S. Defaults, Eric Cantor Makes Money
If the U.S. defaults, Eric Cantor will make some money.
The Myth of Shovel Ready Jobs, Again
What was that, a joke about shovel ready jobs not being so shovel ready. Yeah unemployment a topic ripe for great comedy.
The Constitutionally Dubious War Powers Act
Clearly there’s a large ambiguity in the Constitutional gap between the two separate war-related powers of Congress and the Executive. The WPA can be seen as an attempt to resolve it but can’t if it’s unconstitutional.
Pedestrian Safety: Preventable Deaths?
Thousands of pedestrians are killed in America each year. Are we doing enough about it?
Diploma Mills: Close Enough For Government Work
Most good government jobs require a college degree–but they don’t care much whether it’s a real one.
Chicago School Bans Kids From Bringing Lunch From Home
Should kids be required to buy their lunch at school rather than bring whatever their parents might pack for them to eat?
ThinkProgress Flogs Drunken Horse
Whether due to innumeracy or intentional deceitfulness, ThinkProgress has the JobsOhio bill totally wrong.
You Can’t Make the Government Perfect, But You Can Make It Better
It’s institutions of government – not its size – that matter when it comes to how good a job the government does.
Real Doctors, Fake Notes
Either Andrew Breitbart controls the entire media complex or Crooks & Liars jumped the gun. “Figure it out.”
TSA Workers Gain Right to Join Most Pointless Union Ever
TSA screeners will now have the right to join a union. Or at least a union that can’t actually negotiate much of anything.
The Debt Ceiling Will Be Raised — Get Used To It
Demanding that the new GOP House hold the line at the current number is satisfying rhetorically, but all-but-impossible politically.
Blogging Liberty and Tyranny, Chapter One, Part One
I’m blogging Mark Levin’s Conservative Manifesto. Here’s part one…
The Constitution, Politics, And The Eternal Hamiltonian-Jeffersonian Battle
Constitutional ambiguity is as old as, well, it’s as old as the Constitution itself
Judicial Activism: It’s Not Just A River In Egypt
Judicial activism doesn’t mean “reaching a decision I don’t like.”
WikiLeaks Reveals American Contractors’ Involvement In Afghan Pedophile Ring
WikiLeaks’ reveals that DynCorp, a government contractor, provided drugs and child sex slaves to Afghan police–and the State Department helped cover it up.
Obama to Freeze Federal Wages 2 Years
President Obama proposes freezing federal civilian salaries for the next two years, saving billions in anticipated spending.
100 Saved Body Scans Now On-Line
A Florida courthouse illegally saved 35,000 images from security scanners.
How Would I Solve the Deficit
Here’s my plan for creating a budget surplus of $126 billion by 2015 and $592 billion by 2030.
