Yet further evidence that the supposed anti-war left condones war without issue as long as it’s The Right People™ waging it. Pity poor Glenn Greenwald, who thought the left’s opposition to Bush’s counterterror policies was based on something more profound than crude partisan tribalism. Why he thought that, I don’t know: The writing was on […]
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A South Dakota tribe of Sioux American Continental first-comers has decided to come down with a major case of deflectitis, suing various domestic beer companies for the horrific crime of supplying beer. You know, because it was there, members of their tribe HAD to drink it. They couldn’t NOT buy the beer. Or something. ABC […]
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When does continuously and purposefully misstating the basic facts concerning the ruling in the Citizens United case by left-leaning members of the media make the transition from “distortion” to outright misinformation, fraud, and propaganda? Dan Abrams: One of the beauties of the transfer of power from major media operations to individuals, bloggers and tweeters is […]
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Unless you tweet something the Muslim establishment doesn’t like. After tweeting about the Prophet Muhammad, 23-year old Saudi writer Hamza Kashgari could face the death penalty for blasphemy. His tweets ignited a firestorm of controversy in Saudi Arabia, leading to over 30,000 tweets in less than 24 hours. In response, Kashgari lost his job as […]
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Envy sure is an ugly business. Gawker: The news of the day: America is poor, but wealthy people are still building themselves huge mansions. Is it wrong for someone to build an obscenely luxurious home for themselves with their own legally obtained money and means? Yes. It is wrong. Some people think that if the […]
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You mean to say that much of the anti-war left isn’t really anti-war, but anti-war-only-when-a-Republican-is-in-Charge Team BLUE cheerleaders? The Agonist: As long ago as 2006 I was warning Glenn [Greenwald], amongst others, that the Democrats supposed urge to cave to the Bush administration on the powers of the Imperial Presidency wasn’t coming “from a place […]
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This, folks, is what an Obama success story looks like: The country that witnessed the Arab world’s most sweeping revolution is foundering. So is its capital, where a semblance of normality has returned after the chaotic days of the fall of Tripoli last August. But no one would consider a city ordinary where militiamen tortured […]
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Apparently, there is such a thing as unauthorized frisbee throwing, and LA County wants you to know that it will cost you $1000 if you throw anything on a public beach. CBS Los Angeles: When you head down to the beach for a little fun this summer, county officials want you to leave the pigskin […]
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When times are tough and enterprising people come up with novel ways of providing services that people want, you can count on the paper pushers in government to try and stop it. Fox News: Could your favorite apps soon be banned in your city? From the online taxi service Uber — which regulators are trying […]
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Two years ago, on the subject of Super PACs, Obama said: Thanks to a recent Supreme Court decision… special interest groups … are allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money on attack ads. They don’t even have to disclose who’s behind the ads. You’ve all seen the ads. Every one of these groups is run […]