Folie A Deux

Sen. Charles Grassley (paste eating tard R-Iowa), as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has sponsored and passed a bill through said committee which seeks to tax the income of illicit sex workers. Setting aside for the moment what interest or business the Senate Judiciary Committee has in federal revenue building, does this even [...]

Milton Friedman, an economist of note and, along with Friedrich von Hayek, responsible for the revival of classical liberalism, is 94 today. Among many other contributions, Friedman is responsible for the Feds use of the money supply to regulate inflation. More specifically my cheap student loans and mortgage. I recommend his “Capitalism and Freedom”. [Ed]  [...]

Massachusetts Governor and Republican Presidential nomination hopeful, Mitt Romney, is ass deep in a tar baby of his own design. Addressing Iowa Republicans, Romney referred to the now infamous Big Dig boondoggle as a “tar baby”. For those unfamiliar, a tar baby is a remarkably descriptive character from African folklore made from wax or gum; [...]

You may have been under the impression that the property you “owned” was just that, your property (before Kelo v. New London, anyway). It never really was though. I suppose we can all understand use regulations that keep your neighbors from the kinds of activities that will directly impact the use of your property; unconfined [...]

Pricasso paints with his penis, and debuted at the Sydney Sexpo. The painting is actually quite good. Mel Gibson was arrested for drunk driving, and launched into a hateful tirade against Jews. He has been fighting alcoholism and assholism for years. Lindsay Lohan was chastised for her hard-partying lifestyle, which has been interfering with her [...]