Monthly Archives: June 2012

I’m a Mack, and I’m PC

30th
Jun. × ’12

I partly agree with this and partly disagree with it, being more sympathetic to PC than Jeremy is; and I don’t think putting pressure on bigots is automatically “oppressive” in the negative sense, let alone “totalitarian.” (By analogy, defensive violence is not on the same moral level as aggressive violence.) But this is still one [...]

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Of Fists, Noses, Islands, Hooks, and Eyes

30th
Jun. × ’12

The following letter appeared in today’s Opelika-Auburn News: To the Editor: In his letter on June 19, Edzard van Santen quotes the saying that one person’s right to swing his fist ends where another person’s nose begins. Well and good; but what puzzles me is that he cites this saying as though it’s meant to [...]

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Wish List

28th
Jun. × ’12

I’d like to see a debate on the individual mandate between candidate Obama and governor Romney.

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Obama, Betray America!

28th
Jun. × ’12

A state-liberal friend tells me that if you google “Obama betray* America,” you’ll get no fewer than 46,300,000 hits. I tried it just now and actually got 61,600,000 hits. Regrettably, however, most of these hits seem to be accusing Obama of betraying America. None of them seem to be imperatives calling for Obama to betray [...]

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Court Upholds Obama’s Privatization Scheme

28th
Jun. × ’12

At C4SS, Tom Knapp, Kevin Carson, and Jeremy Weiland weigh in on the Obamacare decision. (For background, see also Kevin here, Gary Chartier here, and me here and here.)

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Vote or the Terrorists Win

27th
Jun. × ’12

Your vote can help the Gnu’s Room, Auburn’s best used bookstore and coffeehouse, to win a grant – if you do it by this coming Saturday.

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