By • Apr 08,2009

The Folly of Sin Taxation

Powered by governments and self-satisfied members of the public, a trend has formed around dissuading people from unhealthy lifestyles. The strategies include gouging the public with new taxes and spending...

By • Apr 07,2009

Forehead-smackingly stupid

The guys over at KSK do a fine job of FJMing Peter King every week. But this, about last night’s NCAA championship game, was too stupid to ignore: g. My...

By • Apr 03,2009

Neocons: they’re not killers

My friend Chris Brose and our own Mr. Adesnik use the occasion of the recent Foreign Policy Initiative conference to inform us that if you invite neoconservatives over to your...

By • Apr 03,2009

Ward Churchill beats the system

Or something. Freddie hails a Denver jury’s decision that Ward Churchill was wrongly fired from his job at the University of Colorado. I’d like to leave aside the idea that...