This is worth a smirk or two. German newspaper Der Speigel reports: European airplane manufacturer Airbus is reportedly planning to open a major production facility in the United States in order to compete more effectively with American competitor Boeing. The … Continue reading
Don Larsen, in 1956, pitched the only perfect game (27 batters up and down) in World Series history. To fund his grandchildren’s college costs, Larsen’s going to auction the uniform he wore in that game. Estimated value: $2,000,000. This … Continue reading
11 am USCDT UPDATE to the original post below, on the distortions coming out of the Brussels meeting, very well summed up by this blog from The Economist (UK): AFTER yet another late-night summit, filled with threats and bluffs, Europe’s leaders … Continue reading
Let me get this straight: 1) The penalty, as a penalty, built into ObamaCare is unconstitutional. The individual mandate under the Commerce Clause etc is out, because it would have to be defined as a penalty under that argument. 2) The … Continue reading
The Supreme Court’s ruling on ObamaCare is out this morning, Thursday the 28th. It’s three distinct cases to be ruled upon, actually. Progressives will have either won or lost them all, as I write this on the 24th and 25th, … Continue reading
Overshadowed by the Supreme’s ObamaCare ruling, Attorney General Holder’s facing a contempt vote in the House of Representatives today, unless hell freezes over. 20 Democrats more or less will join Republicans, voting to indict. First time in nearly four years that … Continue reading
As political theater the Merkel – Hollande drama being played out, the one I wrote about yesterday in particular, is first rate. The stakes are huge, the issues complex, the characters vivid. Interesting in its own right. The driving purpose of this blog, however, is to … Continue reading
Two weeks ago I wrote that Merkel was setting a trap for Hollande that would spring shut at the EU summit this weekend. Nailed it! These two news items have appeared over the last 24 hours. It will be France, … Continue reading
The #1 most read rant on Cato’s Domain, to be found in the Most Read Posts link in the headliner above, is “The New Normal”. This is a follow-on to that rant. It’s directed not only to the young of the US, … Continue reading
I love flashmobs. And I love classical music. This is just cool. Sabadell, Spain Yanks can do it too! At an Italian warehouse restaurant somewhere in Philly, Pa, USA … Continue reading