Monthly Archives: February 2010

In which I drink differently

If I too had operated by what Ta-neishi Coates now refers to as the John Mayer rule, I would’ve been a tea-totall — tea-TOLLT –fuck it, non-drinker until 2004. Where I came from, it wasn’t even a matter of getting … Continue reading

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Some proof would be nice…

Shorter Ed Kilgore: “Libertarians are just a bunch of Rand-quoting misanthropes.   They’re also inherently sympathetic towards a movement of the rabidly God-’n’-Country obsessed.” What little participation by “libertarians” in the Tea Party stuff can be explained rather easily, at least … Continue reading

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Solicitation

No, not that kind.  Get your head out of the gutter… This kind: if you have a Reddit account, I ask that you do Roderick Long (and by extension me, since I’m curious the answer) a favor & vote this … Continue reading

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Truth in Advertizing

MTV believes in it, having acknowledged that the “M” now stands for Mediocre instead of Music.  Obama, on the other hand, does not…: President Barack Obama said he doesn’t “begrudge” the $17 million bonus awarded to JPMorgan Chase & Co. … Continue reading

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Frankenstein's Law

When you build up a monster & let it loose, the probability of a trail of destruction following it rapidly approaches one. This one has been busy for awhile, even going as far as to cook the books for an … Continue reading

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Irrationality, papers, fire & knives

That, even with (to hear the talking heads tell it) control of the White House & both chambers of congress by Hippie Librul Socialist Pacifists, such a quaint concept as “just because an agent of the government says someone is … Continue reading

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News

Been deflating a bit.  No worry. To start off with, here’s something silly (or at least, something that should be seen as silly): I found this funny, lighten up y’all.  Besides, fried chicken hits the spot, regardless of what race … Continue reading

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