I’ve often thought there was a special bond between the animated and equally rhetorical dictators Chavez and Dubya. They have a Yin and Yang thing going on. While Bush has arguably fanned the fires of terrorism worldwide, weakening the international reputation of the US in the process, Chavez has rallied the troops with his anti-imperialist [...]

Here at manunderstress global media watchdog sports center, we object to all forms of cultural Nanny Statism, most especially trendy authoritarian legislation designed to keep us from getting fat, having too much fun, or just being as stupid as we want to be. We think nannies are better kept out of government.
In Georgia, our very [...]

Watched a documentary on the Cuban missle crisis the other night, and then looked up the letters mentioned in it between Fidel Castro and Nikita Khrushchev. Here’s Castro in a loony and masochistic plea to practically end the world, if the US were to invade Cuba:
Letter to Nikita Khrushchev from Fidel Castro regarding defending Cuban [...]

Hilarious satire on protectionism from Frédéric Bastiat, French economist, written in 1845. This is from back when “libertarianism” was known simply as “liberalism.”

A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, sticks, Street Lamps, Snuffers, and Extinguishers, and from Producers of Tallow, Oil, Resin, Alcohol, and Generally of Everything Connected with Lighting.
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We are suffering from [...]

Fred Kaplan on recent remarks from the Bush administration:
4. “George Washington’s long struggle for freedom has also inspired generations of Americans to stand for freedom in their own time. Today, we’re fighting a new war to defend our liberty and our people and our way of life.”
On Feb. 19, to celebrate George Washington’s birthday, President [...]

Douglas Feith, former underling-bitch of Donald Rumsfeld, is vehemently defending the work of his Office of Special Plans, a Defense Department policy wonk agency that is widely known to have contradicted CIA intelligence assessments with it’s own, uh, special reality. The recent Pentagon Inspector General’s report is damning, but little more than a hand-slap [...]

I’m not sure what to make of this whole AEI melodrama. Are research groups and “think tanks” just platforms for sophistry? Do we expect them to pay for meaningful research that supports both sides of an issue? I don’t think so. I agree mostly with Jonathan Adler on this one, as I just don’t [...]

Chuck Norris, perhaps the biggest GOP celebrity-clown since Ted Nugent, filled in for Hannity on Fox News the other night. Could it be that Fox is forsaking all appearances of responsible journalism for self-parodying performance art? The joke could be on us.
All I can say about Chuck’s website is that all websites are better with [...]

There is a lot of talk in Atlanta, about what can be done to save Underground, the perpetually soulless downtown tourist complex containing, “unique shopping, dining, history and entertainment.” They’ve tried lots of government sponsored and taxpayer funded measures to no avail. Not even an extended 4am last call could help. Now the Zoo is [...]

Atlanta cops are on a real tear recently. After lying to get a warrant for a no-knock drug raid, in which a dangerous drug beast in the form of a 92 year old woman was gunned down, they terrorize and arrest an oxford historian for jaywalking. Fucking jaywalking sting! Brilliant! So needed in this [...]