I’ve given you lots of reasons that our publik edyoo-kayshun system stinks. But I can hear some people wonder okay, let’s say you’re right - what should we do to educate our kids?
Well, what do the Swedes do? I’ve got the answer, with a hat tip to the Irish.
Turns out the “Swedish system” is to […]
The Dow is plunging big-time today, even more than when the House shot down the initial bailout plan.
So, where is it?
Where’s my $700 billion economic security?
What happened to the idea that just passing the economic bailout would bring peace to the markets? What happened to this idea that you could push a $700 billion button […]
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel published two idiots in its Letters to the Editor section today. Coincidentally, they were both idiots on the same issue: abortion.
Let’s dissect these dumb mamma jammas one at a time.
First, we have Joe Geck from Waukesha.
As a fiscally conservative, progressive independent who thinks most wars are wrong (Iraq wrong, Afghanistan necessary) and […]
Update: We don’t have to accept this just because the Senate passed it. Michelle Malkin has Operation Hold the Line in effect.
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The Senate passed the huge bailout yesterday, meaning now the House of Representatives will essentially get a second crack at this bill that is so dedicated to converting America to socialism.
Operating under the Jeffersonian […]
My “let the storm pass” theory now has verification from a guy who looks like this. Dan 1, Paulsen 0.
His name is Jeffrey A. Miron and he’s a senior lecturer in economics at Harvard. Says he:
This bailout was a terrible idea. Here’s why.
The current mess would never have occurred in the absence […]
Crises allow government to expand their influence under the pretense of solving problems. Now Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson wants the authority to dole out $700 billion dollars as he pleases - an authority which is being called unconstitutional.
I say, rather than that, bring on the crisis.
Recall that we’ve been bailing out people already. As tends […]
Joe Biden has a way out of America’s economic troubles. Rich people: pull yourself up by your Gucci bootstraps, get the checkbook ready, and cut a piece of pie for Uncle Sam.
According to Biden, it’s what a patriot would do.
Noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more, Biden said: “It’s time to be patriotic … […]
The Good:
The federal/state/private reaction and preparations for Hurricane Gustav have gone unbelievably smoothly. One local religious leader said it was something like the smoothest operation he’s ever seen. For the first time in history, the entire Louisiana coastline was evacuated. Given our technology, this is about the best you can do to “beat” a hurricane.
What’s […]
A loyal vassal of BipolarNation sent me an interesting essay you can find in the inset text at this link. It’s the “I Quit, I Think” essay written by John Taylor Gatto, a former New York Teacher of the Year who has this to say:
If you hear of a job where I don’t have […]
Chances are that between when I write this and when you read it, someone will be killed by a drunk driver. After all, in 2008, alcohol-related traffic caused about 41% of traffic fatalities. It’s an ugly mess.
So why are a bunch of colleges saying we should lower the drinking age?
College presidents from about […]
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