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Are they your children, or wards of the state? "The Department of Labor is poised to put the finishing touches on a rule that would ...

 After experiencing an unbelievable banana republic moment, why would any justice subject themselves to that theatre? ---------------------...

Mankiw shows how increasing taxes on himself changes his incentives. He did not even factor in inflation! --------------------------------...

Much of Europe, and especially Italy, has a huge exodus problem. It simply does not pay to be young and educated when the inbred corporate ...

Interesting position on why the Raich case may not form a solid precedent supporting the Individual Mandate. Basically, as I like to say, i...

Somehow, I am stuck in Barney's tortuously gerrymandered district. Common sense would say you cannot lose to Barney Frank; 1) Clearly o...

Hmmm: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704116004575521822940983434.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_opinion

Oh, wait, never mind, just 4 times more expensive.

Privatizing public library operations! http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/business/27libraries.html?_r=2&pagewanted=all

Jimi Heselden, the owner of the Segway company, has died after riding one of the two-wheeled machines off a cliff and into a river. http:...

Cheers! But even after controlling for nearly all imaginable variables — socioeconomic status, level of physical activity, number of clos...

Seriously now. Could we get a bigger gaggle of idiots converging in one place? Bill to lavish money on public sector unions passed so quic...

People in general (but especially certain flavors of collectivists) chronically romanticize the good old days, before the industrial revolut...

Well, duh.  You only need 4th grade math to figure this one out, but Kotlikoff is better at measuring the extent of the nakedness of our Emp...

The ex-Senator Stevens plane crash incident was interesting enough, but here is the fateful twist: "Stevens was one of two survivors ...

I suppose the only good that could come from this is a 7-year-old Libertarian: After 20 minutes, a "lady with a clipboard" came...

I thought these were cool- government agency photos from a time when we expect everything to be in black & white.  Plays with your persp...

Amazing images (HT: Dan Lynch): http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/the-ghosts-of-world-war-iis

What do you shoot when you are entrusted with the last roll of film? Betting its future on digital photography, Kodak discontinued the sli...

Yep, that's right- According to Reich, the people are against the Obama agenda because the stimulis was too small to work, the healthsca...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289194/Marina-Bay-Sands-resort-opens-Singapore.html

Big surprise- price fixing leads to shortages, black markets, corruption... ------------------------------ Mountains of rotting food found...

What could go wrong here

Who you calling 3rd world, losers?  Now let's see if they can handle winning the lottery without imploding. Oh, and so much for that wi...

Obviously the $400m is insane to begin with, but this is beyond: President Obama promised a $400 million aid package for the West Bank an...

I know, let's pay people money to destroy assets- that's the ticket! What could go wrong? Worked exactly the way any rational think...

 There used to be "leave us alone" aspects of the so called American "left" that I could rally behind, but the Dems exci...

Greece as the tip of the iceberg here (click to view):

Short sellers are bad, unless they are us. Imagine having the power to destroy the businesses you short... http://online.wsj.com/article...

This starts as a trickle, but expect a torrent. Note that these folks are likely to be top earners. This is just the beginning of a wave of ...

I have a fellow working for me as an hourly temp worker. W2 wages.  He was working 37.5 hours like everyone else. Turns out if he works more...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/skarpi/

Awakening http://reason.com/assets/mc/rbalko/2010_04/PewTrustPoll.jpg

ELKO, Nev. — A Twin Falls woman convicted of forcing a 13-year-old boy to touch her breasts was sentenced Monday to life in prison. Michell...

Explains a lot:

"We're being gifted with a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it, passed by ...

Suppose they can fine Toyota enough to pay GM and Chrysler's liabilities? DETROIT — The pension plans at General Motors and Chrysler a...

Well, duh. Why buy fire insurance if you can just buy it after a fire? Short-term customers boosting health costs Lesson for US overhaul in...

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. – Two officers called to a home day care to subdue an unruly 10-year-old have been suspended after one used a stun gun o...

About time already! ------------------------------------------------------------------- Court Says President Bush Violated Wiretapping Law...

SC Lieutenant Governor calls for Constitutional Convention to revoke Healthscare Really long shot, but wouldn't it be amazing... http...

Think the Healthscare cannot be undone in face of Obama veto? A mere majority can defund it. Would Repubs actually do this if they take C...

Great idea ------------------------------------- How To Ensure You Always Get Free Shipping On Amazon Amazon’s offer of free shipping is...

Health Czars caught bare baked- one more reason we need to keep them out of our health (and diet) decisions. Ultimately, saturated fat—nam...

"Without real, genuine, malevolent evil to fight against, we'd all be mindless nincompoops." I don't know where I go...

Putting NASA to shame: Putting NASA and its billion dollar budgets to shame, a British space enthusiast took amazing photos and video from...

  SEC. 203. COMMISSIONED CORPS AND READY RESERVE CORPS. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— (1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Service a commissioned...

They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next ...

The market is betting that many corporations are more credit worthy than the Feds: Two-year notes sold by the billionaire’s Berkshire Hat...

Just watched the votes count up in the House. Sick to my stomach. Clearly bad for my health. Oh, now Obama's on;  "A government o...

Looks like a promising trend- the space shuttle was cool, but poorly conceived from a cost-benefit standpoint. The fact that we can pay to ...

Interesting- not what you normally hear... should we really be surprised if China cooks their books? I mean, what are you going to do, file ...

AOL is likely to abandon Bebo, for which it overpaid, rather than sell it, due to tax incentives. Just one more government structure that f...

 Hmmm. Militarization everywhere. Added: Mar 08, 2010 10:39 am The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty...

This is geeky cool: http://www.patspapers.com/blog/item/what_if_everybody_flushed_at_once_Edmonton_water_gold_medal_hockey_game/

Want.   $86k http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/10/martin-jetpack-priced-at-86-000-mere-mortals-will-soon-be-able/

http://seekingalpha.com/article/192868-are-stocks-expensive?source=email

SENATE WARNS EMPLOYEES TO AVOID THE DRUDGE REPORT Tue Mar 09 2010 08:53:37 ET Just as the healthcare drama in the capitol reaches a grand...

Fear not for your safety- the offending fingers have been impounded. Ionia kindergartner suspended for making gun with hand By Brian McV...

In real dollars (such as they are), our top export may be fraud! Note the equivalence to counterfeiting, and the quote from an actual count...

This USA Today article shows salary descrepancies between Fed and private sector jobs. Casually mentioned, but not expounded upon when prese...

Good stuff here. The only man in Congress who consistently speaks truth to power presents a roadmap back to a Constitutional Republic. My ...