I've been commenting on the President's State of the Union address on and off for a few years now. I do it for three reasons: (1) to force myself to read the actual speech so I feel more involved in the civic process, (2) to pad out the blog, and (3) because everyone else is doing it (probably for reason 2). I've never bothered to look at the opposition response before, but … [Read more...] about The Republican Response – 2010 – For Real This Time
The Republican Response – 2010
[Note: This is not the real 2010 Republican response. It's the 2009 response. I thought I'd post it instead of the real one to see if anybody actually paid attention. No one noticed. Which means...nothing, really. And it was stupid of me to deceive my readers in order to test them. Sorry about that. I don't think I'll be doing that again...except maybe on April Fool's Day.] … [Read more...] about The Republican Response – 2010
State of the Union – 2010
I usually try to make a few comments about the State of the Union address. This time, I've decided to include the entire text of the speech---even the parts I have nothing say about---so this post is going to be very long. Working from the official Whitehouse transcript: The White House Office of the Press SecretaryFor Immediate ReleaseJanuary 27, 2010 Remarks by the President … [Read more...] about State of the Union – 2010
The Continuing Evil of Civil Asset Forfeiture
By the way, Radley Balko is not just a guy who knows how to find wacky videos. He's also one of the most interesting investigative reporters working today. His latest piece is about some of the shocking things being done in the area of civil asset forfeiture. I've been saying for a while that asset forfeiture is theft by government employees, but what I didn't realize is that … [Read more...] about The Continuing Evil of Civil Asset Forfeiture
Economics Rap Duel
I don't know if you'll learn anything new from this, but for its format it's a pretty accurate summary of the economic debate: (Hat tip: Radley Balko. … [Read more...] about Economics Rap Duel