Category: Bits and Pieces

I’d never heard of Shyne before this article.  It sounds like a genuine turnaround in a life marked by violence, but perhaps it’s just another stop for a confused young man.  I hope he finds peace.

What’s in a word? I know that “Progressive” is supposed to be a euphemism for Liberal, which used to be Socialist, which used to be Communist, which used to be Rousseau-an “naturalism”.  I have a real problem with the term “Progressive”, though, as it connotes a cutting-edge, modernistic world view.

DQ here.  Maybe all of the super smart readers of the Bookwormroom have this all figured out, but I’m having a bit of trouble understanding whether the conservative objection to Obamacare is to the whole idea of the government being involved in health care or to the proposed implementation.  Please

As I write this Oakland braces for violence in the wake of the Mesherle sentencing.  Mayor Dellums has just given a speech in which he said he decided whether justice was done by looking at the reaction of the family and, since the family was upset, he believed justice was not done.    Then,

The afternoon carpool routine is kicking in, so blogging is over for now.  My last plea to you is that, if you have a few pennies, help Renee Ellmers in her recount battle.  The RNC is taking this one seriously and is kicking in some money, but the North Carolina

I am OK, very much OK, with last night’s results. My big worry was that Republicans would secure a complete hold on Congress and therefore find themselves in the kill zone when our country inevitably hits a financial, economic and regulatory wall over the next two years. Here is how

DQ here.  Yesterday, Republicans made gains all over the country, in the House, the Senate, the Governorships, state legislatures, pretty much everywhere it seems.  Except California.  As I write this, in California Democrats lead every statewide race but one (Democrat Kamala Harris is narrowly leading in her bid to become the worst Attorney General

My little bookworm is, thankfully, feeling somewhat better, so I thought I’d throw out a few things that have piqued my interest over the past few days. You may recall my rant about solar panels a little while ago.  Things are better now, because we’ve just entered the half of

The economy is all about disposable income. You can’t stimulate the economy by taking money away from people. Liberal /Lefties don’t get this point, I know, because math is hard. Let me try to explain. People generally receive a fixed amount of income, let’s call it a “pie”. Some of

I was in a Nevada hotel lobby a few days ago when I (as I am wont to do) casually took up conversation with a Navy vet (he was wearing his Navy ball cap). It was a good conversation. He started right off about the Nevada election and why Harry

Andrew Klavan, being brilliant.

Events have conspired against me and my day has collapsed. I have a lovely post in process, but it won’t be ready any time soon. So open thread it is.

Ben Howe is a genuine talent who knows how to use short videos to convey vast amounts of information.  Here is his latest: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_m06sSoZ5bo[/youtube]

The most common dictionary definition of an “elitist” is one of selectivity, an engendered pride of belonging to a group perceived to be “elite”. By this definition, the Special Forces or Army Rangers are “elites”, for example. These are honorific titles that were earned through hard work, sweat and courage.