I’ll be honest, #NeverTrump losing steam at this point. Trump may just be the nominee. But does #GozerrTrump still in play (or was it ever?) It’s conventional wisdom that Trump will be crushed in November, but this election cycle has also proven resilient to conventional wisdom. I tend to agree with Coblogger CBD that if…
Month: April 2016
What A Novel Idea! Nebraska Abolishes Civil Forfeiture
It is one of the most disgusting and egregious uses of government power: the stealing of a citizen’s property by the state for its own use, without regard for those pesky rights we fought so hard to retain and codify. So kudos to the state of Nebraska for recognizing that the fifth, sixth, seventh and…
Insurance and Economic Illiteracy
Much of this will likely come as no surprise to the readers of this blog, whom I suspect are supporters of the free market. However, much of it also goes unsaid as assumed premises; so I sought to write something down. Imagine for a moment you have just bought a car. You go to get…
The Politics of Bathrooms
This cycle is and has been bizarre. We’ve gone from discussing Mexico paying for a wall, to the size of Trumps manhood, to bathrooms in North Carolina. Frankly I wish Ted Cruz would discuss Trumps massive hiring of lobbyists to fill his staff, but here we are. My stance on the NC law itself is…
NPR Turns Story of School Administrator Doing the Right Thing Into a Sob Story.
Because of course they had to. Let’s set the stage, shall we. NPR is looking at how school funding varies by district. Now, while most astute readers of this blog will know that school funding comes primarily from property taxes, followed by state and federal dollars (more or less in that order) apparently this was a…
In Honor Of Angela Merkel
From the horrible punster and Moron in good standing Seamus Muldoon, over at Ace of Spades There once was a turkey named Erdogan Who acted just like a big turd again If they throw me in jail Will the Horde go my bail? If so I’ll just flip him the bird again.
“I Have Become The Establishment, Destroyer Of Plans.” (MO Caucus Roundup.)
So, as I noted, I made it to caucus today. It was…more eventful than expected. I took 2 pages of notes so I’ll try to tell you what happened to the best of my notes and memory. I shall also remind you of my biases, I went to Caucus today with 2 goals: 1) #neverTrump…
“Live” Blogging the MO County Caucuses
Hello readers. I’ll be at MO county caucuses tomorrow. Depending on timing and internet connectivity, I’ll be either live commenting or writing a follow-up later that afternoon. Missouri has county caucuses to choose congressional convention delegates (who will nominate 3 national delegates directly later this month) as well as state delegates. Due to the fact…
Some Pushback Against Transgender Insanity
The American College of Pediatricians has issued a statement that is shocking in its frankness and lack of sensitivity to the many Social Justice WarriorsTM who have been rushing headlong into the miasma of mental illness known as gender dysphoria. Yes, it is a “temporary statement” that will be finalized and published in the summer,…
“Cultural Appropriation” Is No Such Thing: It Is Called “Culture”
I find myself in the odd and distinctly uncomfortable position of defending Justin Bieber from SJW attacks, prompted by his “cultural appropriation” of dirty, unkempt hair….also known as dreadlocks. My experience with dreadlocks, and their stench, was mercifully brief….a matter of two weeks. I had to train someone as my replacement, and that required her…