Well, then. It looks like they may actually be serious about this. Let’s call this what it is: a state-sanctioned confiscation of liberty that is being justified, through some Orwellian calculus, in the name of “what it means to be an American.” Which of course immediately should put one in mind of Lyndon Johnson, I’m told. (h/t Geoff B) More here and here.

Got a video shoot coming up in about 3 weeks, so it’s time to get my haircut. Professionally, this time. My last 20 or 30 cuts I gave myself, often with clippers. Suggestions? I believe my face shape would be considered oblong or oval, and my hair right now is a little longer than medium length. With no discernible shape. I have a very slight natural curl/wave. Put links to

I’d heard the Evan Thomas bit on Obama’s “slightly creepy cult of personality” before, but never in context. Still, for those of you who already have heard it, there’s a bit more to chew on here in Thomas’ comments to Charlie Rose. Not to mention, an opportunity for the august new “center-right” punditry to take Rush Limbaugh to task for his fraught suggestion, in his gloss on Thomas’ remarks, that

From Ramesh Ponnuru, writing at the Corner: The National Review Institute and Hillsdale College are throwing a conference devoted to that very topic in Washington a week from today. Confirmed speakers include Rich Lowry, Heather MacDonald, David Brooks, Andrew McCarthy, Frederick Kagan, and Yuval Levin. And if this somehow doesn’t work, the next step will be to dig up William Buckley and hold a seance, with John Derbyshire present to

FOXNews: You better watch out. There is a new combatant in the Christmas wars. Ads proclaiming, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” will appear on Washington, D.C., buses starting next week and running through December. The American Humanist Association unveiled the provocative $40,000 holiday ad campaign Tuesday. In lifting lyrics from “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” the Washington-based group is wading into what has

That’s not the Democratic Secretary of State Mark Ritchie I knew! From the WSJ: You’d think Democrats would be content with last week’s electoral rout. But judging from the odd doings in Minnesota, some in their party wouldn’t mind adding to their jackpot by stealing a Senate seat for left-wing joker Al Franken. When Minnesotans woke up last Wednesday, Republican Senator Norm Coleman led Mr. Franken by 725 votes. By

The bottle says not to operate heavy machinery after drinking this stuff, but what the fuck, let’s chance it. Ain’t like healthcare costs anything. And insurance is, like, a fundamental right.