Conservatives deal with facts and reach conclusions; liberals have conclusions and sell them as facts.
Although few academics would want to acknowledge this, economics is, at bottom, about human behavior: rational humans respond to incentives and shy away from disincentives. If you understand that, you’re more than halfway to understanding the marketplace. Maggie Larche does understand the human connection to economic behavior, and she also
Continue readingIf you’ve been hearing good buzz about Romney’s performance at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, that’s because he did a stellar job. Here is his star turn: Obama wasn’t bad either. I just don’t like him, which makes it harder for me to laugh at his jokes:
Continue readingJust a reminder that today is the last day that my book, The Bookworm Turns: A Secret Conservative in Liberal Land, is available for free at Amazon. As one very nice reviewer said: When I stumbled across Bookworm Room in the vast blogosphere of political chatter and rants, I knew
Continue reading“Hey, kids! Let’s put on a show!” Back in the late 1930s and early 1940s, every American knew those words. In myriad movies, Andy Mickey Rooney, with a glowing Judy Garland at his side, enthusiastically announced that, if all the kids would just combine their musical talents, they’d be Broadway
Continue readingThis is what I’m reading right now: Council Submissions Joshuapundit–What The Reaction To The VP Debate Proves About The Left The Noisy Room – Cyber Smoke Screen The Independent Sentinel – False Benghazi Narrative Exposed, Bizarre Finger Pointing, a Leaderless White House The Razor – You Can’t End Racism by
Continue readingOne of the points Mitt raised in talking about trade with China is the fact that China cheats, not just be manipulating currency (which Mitt also mentioned) but also by failing to stop counterfeiting. (I’d be willing to bet that the government encourages counterfeiting, but I don’t have any proof
Continue readingHere’s today’s Facebook find: This poster, of course, comes from a liberal. What the liberal doesn’t realize is that Mitt was riffing right off the liberals’ own beloved New York Times when he said that the best way to deal with gun violence is to promote marriage. Just this July,
Continue readingI like this ad, because it reminds us that, in a democracy that is supposed to see the President as the servant of the people, Barack Obama has acted like the rich playboy, partying with Daddy’s money:
Continue readingI continue to be fascinated with the things that my Progressive friends post on Facebook. I feel like a cultural archaeologist. Here’s today’s offering: For once, my commentary can be summed up in a single sentence: We reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others. — Barack Obama,
Continue readingKeith Koffler published a copy of the “real” debate transcript. It makes for very amusing reading.
Continue readingRomney’s main problem is a chronic one. While he intuitively understands what Bush Sr. used to call “the vision thing,” he can’t articulate it. He’ll spell out all the details, but he’s incapable of explaining to Americans that, if the government takes all their money, not only does it mean
Continue readingI’ve mentioned my dying computer before now. Yesterday, it was in its death throes, and I was truly despairing. Then at 8:30 p.m., FedEx showed up with the computer I’d ordered a week ago. I’ve spent the last several hours transferring data from my dying computer to my new one,
Continue readingSo, how would Crowley happened to have read and “memorized” that particular Rose Garden transcript in advance of the Town Hall debate unless she had been prepared in advance for a) the question and b) for Obama’s response?
Continue readingI just got me a new computer, and I want to set it up, so I have only a couple of quick comments. Obama was much better in this debate, although no less dishonest. (More about that later.) Romney was almost as good in this debate, although he didn’t appear
Continue reading1. Dennis Prager on Joe Biden’s true religion. 2. William McGurn on the incalculable damage Obama did to himself during the first debate. As you read it, just remember “Pride goeth before a fall.” 3. Thomas Sowell being . . . Thomas Sowell.
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