Smooth Criminals

Not these two.

Headline of the Day

From Iceland.

Chattanooga Kills a Dream

And a business.

Why Are Gasoline Prices So High?

Economist Don Boudreaux looks at one factor.

Super Dog

The U.S. Army Plans to Crush the Tea Party

Take a look at what the military is teaching its senior officers.

IQ and the Wealth of Nations

Ron Bailey has a look at the latest round in the discussion.

How Much Does Health Insurance Affect Health?

The answer may surprise you.

Gagne vs. Thesz

A full 30 minutes. Embedding is disabled, but here's the link.

Headline of the Day

Sounds like he really needed that book.

When You Gotta Go?

A young lady's parents applied for a green card for her nine years ago. The government still hasn't processed her request, so when she turns 21 in a few days she'll have to leave the country.

Headline of the Day

Fire that ad team.

Freebird Road

Brad DeLong Is an Ethics-Free, Partisan Hack, Part of a Series

And he isn't a very good psychologist.

Tax Payers and Tax Takers

Greg Mankiw has an interesting chart.

RIP Donald Sobel

Encyclopedia Brown was a big part of my childhood.

What a shame that a few bad apples have to spoil a good time for everyone by breaking the rules.

Minnesota triathlete attacked by an otter.

The First Internet Cat Film Festival

There's still time to nominate your favorite videos.

Accountants Protect Themselves

By making it tougher to compete with them.

Is America a South Park Nation?

William Anderson looks at how the United States is coming to resemble one episode of the show.

The French Are Fleeing

To switzerland.

Don't Mess with Shatner

Bill puts the mayor of some podunk town in his place.

Kim Kardashian, Terrorist?

Headline of the Day.

I Hate These PBS Pledge Drives

Headline of the Day.

Love Is After Me

China, Russia and Billionaires

Tyerl Cowen points to just how much of Russia's economy a handful of billionaires control.

Jeff Bezos Has a Big Clock

Really.

This Is Why I Miss Living in Los Angeles

You never know when drunken celebrities might stumble into your home.

That Takes Balls

Headline of the Day.

Presideitnal Pandering

That's what the folks at Reason, who support more immigration, are calling Barack Obama's latest move.

The Macho Church

The cult of Randy Savage.

Headline of the Day

Surely, they knew what they were doing.

Headline of the Day

And the story more than lives up to it.

Ray Bradbury Meets Groucho Marx

Dogs in the House?

Not a good idea.

Cat Helicopter

I would have been more impressed if he'd done this with a live cat.

I'm Not Much of a Dog Person

But even I could tell this is a wolf.

Eat More Salt

More than the government says anyway.

First, Flesh-Eating Bacteria. Now, Zombies

Maybe I should get started on my looting.

Republicans vs. Property Rights

Ron Bailey has the story.

One of Terry Gordy's Earliest Matches

Can Wikipedia Be Trusted?

Patterico looks at the entry (or lack of one) for Brett Kimberlin.

Not Very Advanced

Advance Publications moves several of its dailies to a thrice weekly publishing schedule, says it will slash staff, cut pay and expect remaining staff to write more.

America's Next Nuclear Plant

Is it a boondoggle?

No Wonder the Kardashians Are Stars

Look at what the prestige media think is important.

The Modern Bowdler?

Shakespeare is only revered because of cultrual imperialism.

RIP Doug Dillard

World's Coolest Centennarian?

Edith Pitenger.

Propaganda Fail

On the part of Chinese commies.

They Call Her Faux-chahontas

Elizabeth Warren that is.

RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn

Police Brutality

Have we just gotten used to it.

Leon and Friends

Headline of the Day

Via CNN.

Brad DeLong Is Still An Ethics-Free Partsian Hack (Part of a Series)

So is Paul Krugman, for that mater.

Americans Now Pay More in Taxes

Than in food, shelter and clothes combined.

Brad DeLong Is an Ethics-Free, Partisan Hack (Part of a Series)

Chidem Kurdas has the latest example.

Headline of the Day

Or greatest viral marketing plan ever.

What the Data Actually Say About Illegal Immigration

Nice roundup by Jesse Walker.

The Cuban Sandwich Faceoff

I'm sorry Miami, but salami goes better with everything.

Coke Addict

Did Coke play a role in one woman's death?

On More from Levon and the Band

Levon and Friends

They Are Young, Highly Educated and Upwardly Mobile

And they are fleeing the United States.

The Greatest Explorer of North America?

Could it be David Thompson.

Net Migration from Mexico Is Now Zero

And there are those out there who will say it was worth four years of high unemployment to get that result.

Every Publication Needs Copy Editors

Even Hustler magazine.

A Congressional Hearing to Remember

With all of the hoopla this weekend surrounding the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I hope some TV show or newspaper article will also remember Sen. William Aldern Smith, who chaired the American investigation into the accident.

An attorney and career politician (Michigan House of Representatives, the U.S. House and U.S. Senate), Alden was dubed "Watertight Smith" by a mocking British... press after asking why the passengers didn't simply lock themselves in their watertight compartments.

A witness at the hearing had to patiently explain to Smith that 1) the watertight compartments were meant to help keep the ship afloat, not to protect passengers; and 2) they would have done the passengers no good after the ship sank

I Wish I Had His Energy

One man crime wave.

Headline of the Day

Some friend.

How to Survive the Titanic

Whatever else you may say about him, Steve Sailer is funny.

He Ain't Chicken

He fears no man or Gus.

40 Acres and a Spaceship

J.d. Tuccille looks at property rights in outer space.

The Men Who Sold the Moon

Former NASA employees and contractors are becoming entrepreneurs.

From Warcraft to War

Meet the IDF's greatest anti-rocket ace.

What's Wrong with Teens These Days?

Or is it just Flordia?

Food Prices Soar

But Ben Barnanke says there's no inflation.

The Trail of Tears

RIP Chief Jay Strongbow

He wrestled under his real name, Joe Scarpa, in the 1960s. Well buolt (for the time) and one of the better workers of that era, he was star in places such as Georgia and Florida.

Then, in the 1970s, he changed his ringname, grew his hair out, put on weight, donned a feathered headdress and stopped doing any real wrestling and became a superstar.

For the last 20 years, he was a road agent for the WWE.

Duke Sux

They can't handle the truth.

Photo or Drawing?

I can't imagine the time it would take to do one of these.

A Little Sunday Music

There's No National Epidemic of Bullying

The latest from Reason's Nick Gillespie.

Maybe the Mayans Were Right

WWE has announced that "No Holds Barred," Hulk Hogan's debut as a movie lead, will be released on DVD this summer.

Do the Wrong Thing

And pay for it.

The Next Richard Jewell?

The Los Angeles times looks at George Zimmerman.

The Most Important Newspaper in the World

The New Yorker looks at The Daily Mail.

Gold Plated

There have been rumors of things like this floating around for a while.

RIP Bert Sugar

Most people today, if they knew him at all, probably just knew him as the guy with the hat. But when he was editor of The Ring and Boxing Illustrated they were generally regarded as two of the best sports magazines ever.

But before he got into journalism, he was one of the top advertising men in New York, creating ads for some of America's biggest companies.

And before that, he earned an MBA and a law degree from the University of Maryland was an attorney.

Anti-Bernanke

The latest from economist George Selgin, a former grad school professor of mine.

Lou Thesz vs. Terry Sawyer

Lou would have been 62 when this was filmed.

Has Warren buffett Lost His Touch?

Berskgire Hathaway stock isn't doing well, and if not for crony capitalist deals it might be doing even worse.

Are You Serious?

Santorum Doesn't Worry Porn Indusry

And why should they be worried?

When the United States Was Multilingual

Good post from Lew Rockwell's site. People today just don't realize how recent a relatively uniform single American culture really is or how vast regional differences once were.

Michael Hayes and the Stone Cold Stunner

On his blog, Steve Austin writes about the origins of his finishing move.

The Complete Stone Cold Stunner Collection

Who Says a Dollar Won't Buy Much Anymore?

No day is dollar day in Shalimar.

East Germany Before and After

Communisn vs. capitalism.

"A Career-Killing Movie"

I've read several stories that report Hollywood insiders are saying that about Eddie Murphy's new film. Really? The man's career survived "A Vampire in Brooklyn," "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," "Norbert" and a transvestite streetwalker. How bad can this film be if it's the thing that ends it?

Short Answer: He's On Our Side

How is Bill Maher's vulgar misogyny different from that of Rush Limbaugh.

24-Inch Python?

Or little Hulkamaniac? TMZ reports someone is shopping around a Hulk Hogan sex tape.

Rousey vs. Tate

Headline of the Day

I'm waiting for someone to use this story to call for cannon control.

Rousey vs. Tate Controversy

The quality of that fight put women's MMA on the map. The ending could have set it back 10 years.

Antonin Scalia's Obamacare Problem

Damon Root explains why Scalia's past opinions may lead him to uphold Obamacare.

Welfare State or Immigration, Part II

A reply from Shikha Dalmia.

I Thought They Only Did This in Pro Wrestling

New Orleans Saints put bounties on opposing players.

Welfare State or Immigration

An economist says liberals will have to choose.

Manufacturing Myths

The latest from economist Don Boudreuax.

A Little Bit Me

A rare turn on lead vocals by the late Davy Jones on the Neil Diamond song.

The Shanghai Gesture

Weird but fun movie. God example of how the motion picture production code could actually make a film better. The stage play it was based on was set in a brothel. The movie in a gambling den. In the play, the heroine became addicted to drugs. In the movie, she became a gambling addict. The changes helped turn it from a straight-forward morality tell into an odd piece of film noir.

And a young Gene Tierney has to be in the running for the best looking woman of all time.

Is the Fed A Failure?

Barron's looks at the latest economic research.

Global Gangster

Former U.S. Army Col. Andrew Bacevich looks at the American military.

Act of Valor Star KIA

Sad.

Immigrants Work Harder Than You

Economist Dan Griswold reports

The typical foreign-born adult resident of the United States today is more likely to participate in the work force than the typical native-born American. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2011), the labor-force participation rate of the foreign-born in 2010 was 67.9 percent, compared to the native-born rate of 64.1 percent. The gap was especially high among men. The labor-force participation rate of foreign-born men in 2010 was 80.1 percent, a full 10 percentage points higher than the rate among native-born men.

Labor-force participation rates were highest of all among unauthorized male immigrants in the United States. According to estimates by Jeffrey Passell (2006) of the Pew Hispanic Center, 94 percent of illegal immigrant men were in the labor force in the mid-2000s.

Via Bryan Caplan.

Fronts for the Natural Gas Industry?

Todd Zywicki looks at the environmental movement.

Layla

Here's an alternative take:

More Global Warming Fraud

From the people who brought you hide the decline.

Bouncing Back?

Private sector employment has still recovered less than half its losses during the recession.

The End of Football

Tyler Cowan and Kevin Greis say it could happen and quicker than anyone expects.

The Most Interesting Man in the World?

Read the New York Times obit of John Fairfax.

Testing Milton Friedman

That's the title of a new series coming to PBs this spring. Looks interesting.

A Question for Paul Krugman

Bryan Caplan has one.

California's Demographic Implosion

Heather MacDonald looks at the downside of immigration.

And I Thought My Social Life Sucked

A Canadian man has spent the past 15 years digging out his basement with radio-controlled toy construction equipment.

The Killer and the Welshman

Coming Apart

Steve Sailer reviews Charles Murray's new book.

A Plan to Save the New York Times

From one of my former grad school professors.

The Greatest Living Asian-American Athlete?

Tim Tebow or Jeremy Lin?

Quiet Professionals?

SEAL commander is told to STFU.

Why Can't He Be More Like His Father?

Reason magazine looks at Warren Buffett.

The Anti-Stimulus

Has Federal Reserve policy actually harmed economic growth?

Squirrel Meat Is Back in Style

In some places, it never went out of style.

Has Congress Cut Any Spending Yet?

Duh.

Is the NFL Biased Against White Players?

Paul Kersey says yes.

Treat Her Right

Slapping Paul Krugman Around

Steve Horwtitz makes it look easy.

Today's Playgrounds Are Very Safe

That's why kids don't use them.

Happy Birthday, Ayn Rand

Fox News looks at her legacy.

How Deserving Are the Poor?

Not very, in the united Statest at least, says Bryan Caplan.

I hurt Just Reading This

Woman gives birth to 14-pound and 12-pound babies without anesthetic.

Obama's Enemies List

Are you on it?

Gingrich: Romney Starved Holocaust Survivors

Rod Deher says nothing is beneath Newton.

$10 Billion

That's how much Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration has cost the state.

Innovation vs. the Welfare/Warfare State

Great article from Alex Taborrak.

Whatever You Think of Mitt Romney

I don;t think he has killed 20 million people.

Deal for the Tea Party

Combativeness Doesn't Mean Seriousness

Not when it comes to entitlement reform.

Are You an Out-of-Touch Elitist?

Take Charles Murray's quiz to find out.

President John Tyler

Has living grandchildren.

Cato's Response to the State of the Union

$57.5 Million

That's the average box office take so far of the films nominated for the Oscar for best move.

Making It in America

The best economics article of the year?

Hello, Stranger

Newt's Serial Adultery Will Make Him a Better President

Got to love Fox News.

Empire of the Summer Moon

This biography of Comanche leader Quanah Parker was nominated for a Pulitzer prize, and it certainly deserves it. It's well written, detailed and doesn't sugar coat either the Comanches or their conquerors.

Quanah was half white, the son of "white squaw" Cynthia Ann Parker. The story of Cynthia Ann's capture by Comanches and her uncle's five-year search for her was the basis of John Ford's film "The Searchers."

Contrary to many Westerns, only the Comanche and their allies the Kiowa fought from horseback. Other Plains Indians were what the Europeans called dragoons, horse-mobile infantry who fought on foot. And the Eastern Indians didn't even adopt the horse until they shortly before they were moved to reservations.

Quanah was the last and probably the most successful of Comanche war leaders. But after being forced onto the reservation, he remade himself as a very successful cattle rancher and businessman dealing with and often out dealing whites. He also outmaneuvered several older, more established Comanche leaders to get the federal government to recognize him as the principal spokesman for the tribe. The government later came to regret that since he became an effective, and relatively honest, leader who demanded he live up to their treaty obligations.

Quanah, who hated whites in his youth, later adopted several white orphans, dressed in white clothing and built what was then the largest house in Oklahoma. He owned one of the first automobiles in the state, had gas lighting installed before virtually anyone else in the state and just generally seemed fascinated by new technology. But he refused whites' demands he cut his hair, get rid of his many wives or stop spreading the peyote religion.

He became a national celebrity, even riding with Teddy Roosevelt in his inauguration parade. That was much to the disgust of residents of West Texas, many of whom lived through Quanah's raid where the lucky settlers were killed in battle. Those who survived faced torture and mutilation if they were men and gang rape and mutilation if they were women.

Why Aren't the Chinese Better at Soccer?

Blame the government.

What Happened to All the Puerto Rican Major Leaguers

The New York Times looks at the decline of baseball on the island.

The Age of Austerity

Investor's Business Daily looks at federal spending.

Leter from a Birmingham Jail

From Martin Luther King Jr.

Your Mother Is So Fat, Part II

She sinks ships.

Your Mother Is So Fat

They are having to resign buses so she can ride.

Roving Gambler

Flame and Citron

Flame and Citron is a noirish war movie based on the lives of the two most successful members of the Danish resistance in World War II. It's a solid effort, well acted. According to Wikipedia, a couple of the most improbable events really happened and were, in fact, even more like a move writer might dream up than how they are actually depicted in the film.

The Bane of Civilization

My former grad school professor Don Boudreaux looks at the attacks Mitt Romney's rivals in the GOP presidential race are making on free enterprise.

A Path to Victory

For Ron Paul.

ICE Accidentally Deports Another U.S. Citizen

This time a 14-year-old girl.

Conservatives vs. Capitalism

Jay Nordlinger looks at the attacks his opponents are making on Mitt Romney.

And This Still Might Be Sonny Perdue's Biggest Accomplishment

The latest for Dalton's own Wyle Wingfield.

Living Better Than Elvis

Yes, you are.

The Convention Center Glut

Doubling and even tripling down on bad bets.

Rick Santorum Is for Freedom?

Peter Suderman laughs.

3 Top Myths about Immigration

The President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness

The nation is in the best of hands.