Author: Don Quixote

In light of our discussion about whether sociology is really a science (hint: it’s not), Sadie has this great find about how scientifically sociology is being taught these days:   News Flash: Men and Women ARE Different by Amanda Swysgood 08/07/2011 Last semester, I had the horrible idea of taking

We’ve been discussing jj’s claim that laws change the Constitution all the time.  People have pointed to Kelo, Roe and gun laws as examples. I suspect we all know how the system works, but please allow me a short review.  The legislature may not pass a law that violates the

Sadie’s daily tour of the Internet revealed this little tidbit: S&P execs’ donations have favored Democrats in recent cycles By Bob Cusack and Christopher Goins – 08/05/11 09:46 PM ET Senior executives for the company that downgraded the nation’s credit rating on Friday night have made political donations to Democrats

If there were ever any doubt that the media leans to the left (I know, I know, there’s not) it shows in its treatment of disagreements between Republicans and Democrats.  When Democrats want to change something and Republicans disagree, the Republicans are the bad guys, standing in the way of progress

We had a discussion the other day about unions.  They were useful 100 years ago, in promoting child labor laws and the like.  But what are they up to today?  Here’s an example, from Michelle Malkin’s book, Culture of Corruption: “But the most glaring example of the Obama culture of

DQ here:  Check out the link, too, with some very interesting charts.   Now Sadie’s comment:   A visionary with rose colored glasses. Feh! April 2011 http://directorblue.blogspot.com/

We spent the morning today in Palermo.  I wish I had more to say about it, but I just don’t. I can’t figure out if it wouldn’t have been my cup of tea under any circumstances, or if I’m just getting soured after more travel than I really like. I

Old Buckeye posted the following comment:  “Aren’t ridicule and belittling supposed to be in the playbook of the ‘rules for radicals?’ I think I’m going to adopt a similar stance when speaking to people I know who voted for him the first time. Say things such as ‘I can’t believe

Here are this week’s full results: Council Winners *First place with 3 1/3 votes! Joshuapundit––The Most Dangerous Story In The News Today Second place *t*   with 2 votes – The Colossus of Rhodey –Think like a “progressive” Second place *t*   with 2 votes – Simply Jews-Understanding Israeli right and left,

I’d been thinking about two topics for a post and then I realized they are interrelated. Topic 1 — After the market crashed today, I heard an interview with a financial analyst on the radio.  When asked what would turn things around he said one thing:  “Jobs, jobs, jobs.  We

This one is from Sadie and it demonstrates that Clinton is not the one who can get credit for the balanced budget on his watch.  Of course it also demonstrates that there is plenty of blame to go around for the unbalanced budgets before and since.  The overall point, that

I had no expectations whatsoever about Tunisia. Going into it, I knew only three things:  it’s on the northeastern tip of Africa, very near Sicily; ancient Carthage was where Tunisia now is; and it had a revolution in January 2011 that lit the spark for the Arab Spring. I now

I’ve always wondered at the alliance between personally conservative union workers and untra liberal academics and government types.  It looks like Obama, with his leftist leanings and strong union support, bridges the gap. Sadie sends along this interesting story right from Chicago, that may reflect a bit of this: The lesson: if you

Coming to a town near you in the mid-west, starting August 15. He won’t throw you under the bus (unless you get too close).                                                     TOUR de FARCE Taxpayers Will Pay for Obama Bus Tour of Battleground States, Says White House (Greyhound buses get 6.5 miles to the gallon) http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/taxpayers-cover-obama-bus-tour-midwest-b

I was reading this story about the FAA crisis when the following quote caught my eye:  “the country stands to lose more than $1 billion in revenue from uncollected airline ticket taxes during the shutdown if Congress leaves the problem hanging until lawmakers return in September.”  The country stands to