"There are men, in all ages, who mean to exercise power usefully; but who mean to exercise it. They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be kind masters; but they mean to be masters." Daniel Webster

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Friday, April 30, 2010

Dating By Blood Type

Ron has told me about Japan's obsession with blood types before, but I didn't realize people chose their life mates based on it.

Making America More Like Europe

Shikha Dalmia looks at Arizona's new anti-immigrant law.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Nighthawks: Little Sister

I became a big fan of the group after this appearance on the old Bill Tush show, and I got to see them live at the 40 Watt Club several times.

Normal Is Suspicious

Jacob Sullum has an update on the Tonya Craft witch hunt.

Ted Kennedy Was Right for the Wrong Reasons

That Cape Cod wind project is only possible because of massive subsidies and makes no sense economically.

They Had to Pass the Law So They Can Find Out What's In It

Steve Chapman on Arizona's new immigration law.

Economic Pessimism in Japan

Anemic economic growth and a rapidly aging population aren't good trends.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

A Travesty of Justice in Northern Georgia

The Tonya Craft case gets more attention. Early on I said that Craft was getting railroaded. That is now an understatement. Maybe a better comparison would be to one of those Soviet show trials of enemies of the state.