Clint Eastwood At The RNC
Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention, in one of the funnier and most surreal political convention speeches of all time. LMAO! … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2012
Abe Lincoln, 21st Century Political Failure?
An email exchange this morning: All: I know a little bit about delivering a message effectively to a crowd. Condi Rice was absolutely magnificent last night. Tone perfect. Marvelous pacing and emphasis. She demanded the attention of the tired assembly and she … Continue reading
Debt-Addicted Nations & The Central Paradox Of Debt Traps
Talking and listening to people over the last couple weeks on my summer holiday, it has struck me how difficult it is for many of us to get our arms around the central paradox of the debt trap Europe and … Continue reading
Summer Holiday
I’ve got a four week seminar (“American Capitalism”) to prepare for Collin College, a local small college where I teach pro bono occasionally. Also a pair of paying ”gigs” to prep for Texas Instruments. So I’m going to put Cato’s Domain on hold … Continue reading
Bertelsmann’s List
The linkage, the correlation, between these two graphs is subtle. That makes it difficult for a conservative to explain. The correlation is also counter-intuitive and inverse. That makes it difficult for a progressive to accept. But these two ideas are the core issues … Continue reading
Sunday Reader: The Imperial Presidency
This opinion editorial in the Detroit News says it as clearly and succinctly as it can be said. And from a generally liberal newspaper in a generally liberal state, it’s all the more poignant a message. The Democrats under the … Continue reading
I Am Not King, A Postscript
In the last five days I’ve cut every major federal government spending program driving this country toward an “Italian” style debt crisis. I’ve postulated a return to a normal economy, looked at historic levels of taxation that has been acceptable … Continue reading
If I Were King, Chapter Five
This is a week-long rant, so Chapter Five isn’t going to make much sense if you haven’t read Chapter One, Two, Three and Four, which are in the recent posts column at left. In particular read the first half of Chapter One, … Continue reading
If I Were King, Chapter Four
This is a week-long rant, so Chapter Four isn’t going to make total sense if you haven’t read Chapter One, Two and Three, which are in the recent posts column at left. In particular read the first half of Chapter One, … Continue reading
If I Were King, Chapter Three
This is a week-long rant, so Chapter Three isn’t going to make total sense if you haven’t read Chapter One and Chapter Two, which are in the recent posts column at left. In particular read the first half of Chapter One, … Continue reading