This is doing the rounds at the moment, as an example of Islamic idiocy. Now, I’m as happy as the next man to make fun of religion but I think in this case it’s a bit unfair. Here’s the quote, … Continue reading
Part 2 of Michael Totten’s interview with Christopher Hitchens is online: MJT: If the Obama Administration calls you up and says, “Christopher, we need you to come in here, we need your advice.” What would you tell them? Hitchens: I … Continue reading
Bacon flavour personal lubricant.
Yes, true. I was in Nice with my girlfriend when the Climategate story broke and was too busy to read much of the news. So when I got back I looked at the Telegraph website. Nothing on the front page, … Continue reading
Here’s how “one old black man defeated the entire Ku Klux Klan”. More: On another occasion, he went into a cafe in Ada, Oklahoma with his friend, Oklahoma State Senator Gene Stipe, where he was stopped at the door by … Continue reading
Chris conflates an argument with a state of affairs here: In the labour market, many people favour big incentives and little risk-pooling. Unemployment insurance, they say, reduces people’s incentive to find work, whilst big wage inequality encourages them to work … Continue reading
Tim is half right about this. There’s no contradiction between a) A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. And … Continue reading
Gerry Adams has posted an account of the history of sexual abuse accusations within his family. One interesting line is this: There was no cover-up. No evasion. The fact is that it was one of my family members who, when … Continue reading
“You know what they call alternative medicine that’s been proved to work? Medicine.” Movie blog here.
This. On CD, or even just the earliest volume.