Author Archives: B Psycho

Garbage In, Garbage Out

Posted on May 14, 2013 by B Psycho

If I had a nickel for every time some “progressive” blogger’s critique of libertarianism 1) completely ignored that there are skeptics of capitalism at all within it, 2) assumed It All Began With Ayn Rand, despite her hating libertarians during … Continue reading →

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Ed Kilgore’s Late Pass

Posted on May 6, 2013 by B Psycho

The National Rifle Association — that group that simultaneously claims to uphold the right to bear arms for the purpose of resisting tyranny while calling for more government employees to be heavily armed, with no cognitive dissonance — has a … Continue reading →

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Strangling the Reformist Goose

Posted on May 1, 2013 by B Psycho

On May Day, noted neo-liberal blogger Matt Yglesias wonders aloud if Marx had a point. Bouncing off a Brad DeLong post basically claiming a rationally interested ruling class would gladly keep up the revolt insurance, thus heading off rejection of … Continue reading →

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Stop cheering, we lost

Posted on April 22, 2013 by B Psycho

Last week the Boston Marathon got bombed, killing 3 people and maiming 170. Allegedly this was done by Tamerlan & Dzokhar Tsarnev. A running battle with the police later, and Tamerlan is dead, while Dzokhar is in custody in a … Continue reading →

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Choice, force & guilt

Posted on April 11, 2013 by B Psycho

Corey Robin, author, blogger & professor of political science at Brooklyn College, is not a fan of libertarians. At all. However, his exposure to them leans overwhelmingly toward the U.S. mainstream understanding of the term as depicted by the Cato … Continue reading →

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“You’re cute” — and we’re *screwed*

Posted on April 8, 2013 by B Psycho

A good rule of thumb to hold with regards to politics: Never underestimate the power of the trivial to overshadow the gravely important. Latest example of the above rule came to us last week, when amidst the ongoing backdrop of … Continue reading →

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Doublethink fires a shot. I think.

Posted on April 4, 2013 by B Psycho

As the latest round of talk over “gun control” continues due to the most recent well-publicized mass shooting incidents, naturally polls come up asking about it. I’ve heard about a particular outcome of these frequently, the remark that universal background … Continue reading →

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Room for improvement

Posted on March 26, 2013 by B Psycho

Today started at the Supreme Court arguments over same-sex marriage, particularly California banning it via Prop 8 and whether they, um, can’t do that. Tomorrow the ridiculously named “Defense of Marriage” Act, which banned federal recognition of same-sex marriages when … Continue reading →

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…and the world came crashing down.

Posted on March 15, 2013 by B Psycho

A lot of things are said within the United Nations. Most don’t really go anywhere, so it’s more symbolic than anything else. Still, some symbolic gestures cause more screaming than others. Consider the reaction of Egypt’s current ruling party to … Continue reading →

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It’s a start…

Posted on March 7, 2013 by B Psycho

I never thought too highly of Rand Paul. Let’s get that out of the way right now. I even incorrectly at the time of his campaign predicted the other guy would win, due to his opponent being the better liar … Continue reading →

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