That’s what Attorney General Eric Holder is pushing for . More pressure for politically motivated lending, more “set-asides” for people with bad credit histories, more mortgages for people who wouldn’t qualify unless “public assistance” is counted as genuine income. This is all being done in the context… Read More
Historian Distorts; I Reply
I was complaining the other day about the distortions I found in a book I was reading about American foreign policy. The person I was complaining to told me to turn my irritation into an article. This I have done .
Might These Be Scare Tactics?
Obama warns that Social Security payments might not go out if the budget and debt-ceiling impasse is not resolved. I am no supporter of scams funded by expropriation, but if Social Security payments are not made it will not be because Obama’s hands were tied. … Read More
Fly From Here
I’m listening to the new Yes album, Fly From Here , in advance of seeing them in concert tomorrow. I resisted seeing Yes without Jon Anderson for several years, but since this is presumably one of their last tours I decided to give in. (I first saw them… Read More
Restaurant Bans Kids Under 6: Is This “Discrimination”?
My wife came across this article about a heroic restaurant in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, that has chosen not to allow entry to children under 6. This is in response to inconsiderate, doltish parents who do not understand that some restaurants are for a quiet night out, and that… Read More
Progressive Half Gets It
Adam Serwer at the American Prospect writes : Recently, Cato’s C. Bradley Thompson wrote about neoconservatism, saying that neoconservatives “are and always have been, by contrast, defenders of the post–New Deal welfare state.” Other than David Frum, I’m not aware of too many conservatives who have offered… Read More
Live Q&A With Me Tonight
I’ll be taking your questions live at 9:00pm in the chat box at lfnyc.com . The chat is limited to 100 people. Hope to see you there!
Beware the Robber Barons, and More Tales of Capitalism
On Brainwashing and Manipulation
Joshua Katz writes: In your splendid essay on LRC today, I feel a need to ask about a minor quibble which, admittedly, does not rise to the level of a threat to your thesis. In number 8, you make short work of the idea that advertising can brainwash… Read More
Twitter Critic Strikes Back
My anti-capitalist Twitter critic , whose arguments I have addressed this week ( 1 , 2 ), has tweeted: “good work..and thx but again these are only your opinions…I will post/reply in due time… nothing that you are disproving” “BTW Zorro fought for the poor against the don’t think… Read More