Yesterday on the Peter Schiff Show I made brief mention of the fate of Ford’s Hamburgers in Sacramento, California. The last straw that forced the owner to close down was a lawsuit demanding that his counters be made compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a piece of legislation signed by George H.W. Bush (remember… Read More
Archives for October 2012
The Romney Foreign Policy Speech: Damaging and Unnecessary
Neoconservative bellicosity is not good politics, even if it excites the so-called base, which insists on loving neocon foreign policy. On Romney’s foreign policy speech, Dan McCarthy has it right: This was not a speech he had to make — a speech distracting from the… Read More
How to Answer a Government Propagandist
The great guys at Blimey Cow made me this wonderful video. I apologize for making another human being wear an Obama shirt, even just for play-acting.
Can the Spectrum Be Private?
I promised someone on the Peter Schiff Show yesterday that I would link to an article on the radio spectrum. Here it is .
Education Shelf Life
Derek Donohue writes: Loved your article on LRC today about bursting the college bubble. Yahoo News, like a broken clock, can even be on point once in a while. On that same topic, Yahoo published a similar article recently that really closes the deal on the points you are making.… Read More
This Time, She’ll Let Me Kick the Football
HuffPo’s 11 Myths About the Fed
Yesterday the Huffington Post published “ 11 Lies About the Federal Reserve .” These alleged lies are being told by Fed skeptics like me. HuffPo rushes to the aid of the Fed, with a column by a young fan of Paul Krugman. So much for “question authority.” It really is “shut… Read More
Man Dies After Roach-Eating Contest
A 32-year-old man collapsed after eating dozens of roaches and worms , says the sheriff’s office of Broward County, Florida. I’m genuinely not making fun of the guy, but you really shouldn’t do this.
Google Deal Opens Door to Massive Expansion of Online Books
They won’t all be free, but quite a few rare or out-of-print books could suddenly get much easier to find.
‘Romney Sees Retreat in Obama’s Foreign Policy’
The Washington Times summarizes his foreign-policy speech.