Category: Bits and Pieces

Here’s an interesting little tidbit from Climate Depot, a site that’s skeptical of the AGW hoax. Apparently the High Priest of Hoaxdom, Al Gore, was seen melting at a big AGW confab a few days ago. The Dorothy who was destroying his “beautiful climate change wickedness” is the growing legion of

Over at The American Interest, Walter Mead has written an interesting piece, “American Tenderbox,” on the recent spate of strong-arm robberies and attacks on whites by flash mobs of young black men: http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/08/07/american-tinderbox/ After succumbing to weariness over a seemingly endless attempt by one contributor on another thread to paint sociology as

Thanks again, Sadie:   In an age of visual media, a picture is no longer worth a 1,000 words. It’s a photo “shoot” and if by “shoot” your intent is to maim an image. MM asks: Who’s in charge of Newsweek cover graphics now — a Media Matters Soros Monkey?

Money Problems Cause Divorce Basically, it’s spenders vs savers plus values. Organizing your divorce Again, basically it’s create a budget, cut monthly spending, consolidate and reduce. Seems simple enough advice from Divorce.com. Isn’t it where we are now .. in the divorce court of public opinion. Alimony and child support

Question: At what age should economists stop public speaking?   “The United States can pay any debt it has because we can always print money to do that. So there is zero probability of default” said Greenspan on NBC’s Meet the Press.   Answer: After checking his birth date, I’d

From Sadie:   Can’t resist an opportunity for a pun and commentary – Watts Going On? LONDON (AP) — New unrest erupted on north London’s streets late Sunday, a day after rioting and looting in a deprived area amid community anger over a fatal police shooting. Police deployed extra officers

If this happens, it will be very intereting to see how the public reacts to such a transparent move. From Sadie: The White House is also counting on the Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal big-screen version of the killing of Bin Laden to counter Obama’s growing reputation as ineffectual. The

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

So, what’s wrong with profits?   I propose that much of the uncivil discourse currently taking place in our country distills down to fundamental misunderstandings of, combined with mean streaks of envy toward, profits.   I just love the incongruity of the Left hammering profit-making corporations while bewailing the fact

One of the last things I read before leaving the cruise ship this morning was a New York Times headline claiming that 82% of Americans are angry at Congress for focusing on deficit cutting rather than “job creation.”. (Translation: Americans hate job-destroying “terrorist” Tea Partiers.) Assuming for the moment that

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/