Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Jun 12I saw Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute on the news tonight making an eminently left-libertarian point: while many tobacco companies oppose the new restrictions on cigarette advertising, the nation’s largest, Philip Morris, supports it – because restrictions on advertising benefit major brands at the expense of smaller, lesser-known brands that have more need to [...]
The Atrocity of Hope, Part 6: Put Not Your Trust In Princes
Jun 12The Obama administration offers a legal defense of “don’t ask, don’t tell” – on the grounds that it’s “rationally related to the government’s legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion.” (In other words, the administration isn’t just delaying repeal, but is actively affirming the reasoning behind the policy – a policy our President Incarnate claims [...]
Sword and Screen
Jun 12As of this moment, John Carter of Mars, The Hobbit, Conan, Conan: Red Nails, Jonah Hex, and Pirates of Venus are all still on track for movie releases. But Pirates of Venus is now puzzlingly renamed Carson Napier (after its protagonist). Note that the synopsis on the studio website now bears only a passing resemblance [...]
With Great Power Comes Great Irresponsibility
Jun 12Charles has a regular feature describing police brutality cases from around the country (and in some cases, from around the world); the latest is especially worthy reading. The crucial message we need to get out is that these are not bugs in the system; this is the system.
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