Its a great little common sense editorial on marijuana with one powerful point
Today’s anti-drug campaigns are slightly wonkier than yesterday’s “Reefer Madness,” but equally likely to become party hits rather than drug deterrents. One recent ad produced by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy says: “Hey, not trying to be your mom, [...]
Krugamn. Health Care Now.
Preach it Bro. Preach it.
From USA Today.
I’d buy this. Most people who work and strive only commit minor crimes stuff like drug possession, simple assault, DUI, minor gun violations, and occasional theft, mostly of the petty sort.
If its true it going to be a tough nut to crack, Gangs recruit and even breed new members, aren’t centrally directed like [...]
This cranky editorial extolling the virtues of vouchers as stimulous though is spot on. Rather than trying to preserve the status quo and drop up campaign contributors , err I mean important institutions , it might be better to simply give people vouchers. I’d rather give cash so people can save it when needed but [...]
A pro consumption rant from the BBC.
I’d like to ask the folks out there, whats wrong with having less and working less? I can always get more stuff later or get it cheap (yay $1 Book Store and Friends of the Library) but until someone comes up with a cure for aging [...]
Linking to the good stuff so you don’t have to read as many blogs as I do (which folks is far too many for my own good)
Samuelson is spot on “It’s three Crisis in one.”
I rather liked this article and if you haven’t read it I highly recommend it.
Its a real problem folks.
I’m actually going to break my usual habit and link to Drudge on this one.
Of course Speaker Pelosi is correct in that federally funding birth control will be good for the economy. It will help struggling people with family planning, reduce expensive unwanted pregnancies and in the long run reduce crime and increase [...]
Pat is of course spot on on the manufacturing issue, and the term Toyota Republicans is indeed correct and a lot nicer than one I’d use.
I couldn’t agree with Friedman more.
America does need a reboot.
The ancient Greeks had a term for what we are missing, Arete roughly
“goodness”, “excellence” or “virtue” of any kind. In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was bound up with the notion of the fulfillment of purpose or function; the act [...]