Sarah Wants an ALL Button (But She’s Not Getting One From Me)
Sep 12I confess that these are ideas I was not expecting to hear from Sarah Palin: She made three interlocking points. First, that the United States is now governed by a “permanent political class,” drawn from both parties, that is increasingly cut off from the concerns of regular people. Second, that these Republicans and Democrats have [...]
De Spectaculis
Sep 09I laughed when Nero’s minions sent fire-tortured souls to the sky. Without the walls of Pilate’s halls, I shouted “Crucify!” I roared my glee to the sullen sea where Abel’s blood was shed. My jeer was loud in the gory crowd that stoned St. Stephen dead. — Robert E. Howard Even if the death penalty [...]
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 14
Aug 30Also at BHL, Gary Chartier reviews Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch’s Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong With America.
Cordial and Sanguine, Part 13
Aug 30I have a new post up at BHL: Libertarians In Jackboots? It’s a reply to a piece by Michael Lind arguing that libertarians are apologists for autocracy.
The 13th Floor
Aug 15I’m not a Ron Paul supporter – and his lengthy attack on the self-ownership rights of pregnant women on Piers Morgan’s show tonight didn’t exactly inspire me to change my mind – but I nevertheless have to cheer Jon Stewart’s attack a few minutes ago on the attempted media blackout of Paul’s campaign. There’ll presumably [...]
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