Category Archives: politics

Fukuyama III

I’ve been looking through my blog archives for major items to add to the “past rants” list on my front page [since removed, Dec’04], as well as for broken links. That activity led me again to Francis Fukuyama’s goofy screed … Continue reading

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Let’s Party

Guns and Dope Party May we Suggest EVERYBODY FOR PRESIDENT! — Well, at least everybody who feels ready for the responsibility of self-goverment. Those who still need a Big Daddy or a Big Momma to discipline and dominate them should … Continue reading

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crank grammar

I often hear it argued (usually by tax cranks) that where the law says something like As used herein, the term “United States” includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and other territories and possessions it means that the law … Continue reading

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the other “religion of peace”

Why do gun-grabbers hate people so much? 2006: The link is now stale. I don’t remember the item, but I’ll bet it was a piece of hate mail from someone who hopes advocates of RKBA are gruesomely murdered.

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greetings from sunny Mesolibertaria

Someone or other (oops!) reminded me of Matthew Hogan’s essay “Mesolibertarians: Are You One? Have We a Home?”. For the record and for whatever it’s worth, in principle I don’t quite agree with every plank of Hogan’s platform but it … Continue reading

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a fleeting allusion

Northcote Parkinson wrote (“Parkinson’s Second Law”): In 1957 Mr John Applebey remarked that those responsible for the [British] public accounts seem to confuse themselves as well as everyone else. Presumably the creators of Yes Minister, and thus of Sir Humphrey … Continue reading

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equality

Swen quotes Phil Ochs’s “Love me, I’m a Liberal”, which reminds me of this from The National Lampoon’s White Album Gold Turkey: National Lampoon Radio Hour/Greatest Hits: I wish I was a Negro, with lots of Negro soul, so I … Continue reading

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