October 2007
9 posts
Questions For The GOP Candidates →
John Cole has some:
1.) “Would you have sex with a man to stop a terrorist attack?”
2.) “If lowering taxes results in increased revenues then would lowering taxes to zero result in infinite revenues?”
3.) “If you had a time machine, would you travel back in time and abort Bin Laden?”
4.) “Would you torture and kill Jesus to ensure mankind’s...
“Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades”
– Fuck Everything, We’re Doing Five Blades | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“For a while now, I’ve fretted that we’re turning into a nation of weenies and...”
– Are the Controversial Comments of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Really So Threatening? — New York Magazine
War Criminal →
After reading the full investigative piece in the NYT today on how this administration decided on breaking America’s historic ban on torture and then pursued a long, corrupting policy of ensuring that the interpretation of the law was politicized to keep torture alive, it is hard to disagree with Marty Lederman:
Between this and Jane Mayer’s explosive article
in August about the...
Parking Spaces →
Carbon-belching cars are environmentally damaging enough, but have you ever thought how much space is taken up by parking? Ahem:
Early indications point to a lot of asphalt out there. If a single parking space averages 9-feet by 19-feet, then Tippecanoe County’s 355,000 spaces translates into two square miles of pavement, the equivalent of about 1,000 football fields. If Tippecanoe is...
Clarence Thomas and Polarization →
Why would conservatives and liberals reach completely predictable ideological conclusions about simple factual testimony - like the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas sexual harassment dispute? Ilya Somin suggests an answer. It’s
a consequence of the all-too-common assumption that our ideological adversaries are not only wrong but also evil - or at least far more likely to be so than those who...
Free poster with a dozen famous conservatives →
Young America’s Foundation is kindly giving away copies of its Conservative VIP poster, as seen here.
Hang the leaders of the Conservative Movement on the wall in your office, home, or dorm!
Young America’s Foundation is excited to offer our latest breakthrough poster that brings together the strongest leaders and advocates of the Conservative Movement in a unique group photo!...
“Steel is almost the perfect material for bikes,” said Yeager....”
– Cycling Purists Rejoice: Steel Is Back
“During a secure videoconference that took place early this summer, the President...”
– Annals of National Security: Shifting Targets: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker