Year: 2008
POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPT.
Obama, and Attacking Free Speech
Over at Marathon Pundit, blogger John Ruberry accuses Barack Obama of being a “free speech phony” and quotes with approval from an editorial by Ann Woolner: When WGN-AM Radio in Chicago scheduled a two-hour interview last week with David Freddoso, who wrote The Case Against Barack Obama the campaign sent out an alarm to supporters,… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
Hang On Tight
The bailout plan has apparently hit a snag after a meeting of congressional leaders at the White House broke down into a “contentious shouting match.” Add to that the failure of WaMu last night and I think the folks on Wall Street are going to go apeshit react strongly. Then again, if I could really predict… Read more
OPERATIONS DEPT.
How Joel Rosenberg Cost Me $99
I just upgraded the Movable Type blogging software that powers Windpundit from version 4.01 to version 4.21. I did it for all the usual reasons—better, faster, stronger… No, maybe not stronger. Movable Type is supposed to be easy to upgrade. Just download the gzipped archive of the latest version and dump it right on top… Read more
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT DEPT.
An Arrest That Doesn’t Pass the Sniff Test
When I first spotted the headline that some guy was charged for the crime of farting, it just struck me as one of those inexplicable voids of common sense. The summary at WSAZ explains everything: When police were trying to get fingerprints, police say Cruz moved closer to the officer and passed gas on him.… Read more
LGBT DEPT.
Shocking News About Clay Aiken!
Turns out he’s gay. Read more