By • Mar 04,2010

Hipsters are so GD ridiculous

I loved the lede of this story in the New Yorker about shopping in Brooklyn. It’s behind the pay wall, but here’s a taste: A few years ago, a hat...

By • Mar 04,2010

A little more on handgun bans

Another column today from a Reason writer on the silliness of handgun laws; I’ll just cut to the chase: Who places the highest value on owning a firearm? Criminals. Who...

By • Mar 03,2010

America the stupid

Matt Continetti made a very good point in last week’s Standard. On the one hand, the unpopularity of Obamacare has led quite a few liberal writers to argue that the...

By • Mar 03,2010

Scott Brown broke Washington

As recently as January 18, the day before Scott Brown’s election, there was no firm consensus that Washington was broken. Now it is a staple of high-minded conversation. Imagine for...

By • Mar 03,2010

Mitch McConnell vs. Western Europe

I find it really annoying when Republicans — and especially the GOP leader in the Senate — say things like this: I think [the Democrats] — on the — on...