…It’s about control.  Power. Consolidation.  Future management advantages over newly-turned subjects. And what better way to do that, in a broken constitutional republic, than by creating ever new clients by “nudging” them toward the conditions for their deciding it fortuitous to follow their own “economic best interests” — that is, by creating the necessity of dependency on government, then presenting yourself as the sugar daddy willing to fund the wants

How can you neuter or divide a unified fighting force if you aren’t willing — as our post-racial, post-partisan President and his various ideological fellow travelers larded throughout the bureaucracies and enjoying appointments to positions from which they can do the most institutional damage — to go ahead and just do it? Todd Starnes: A controversial 600-plus page manual used by the military to train its Equal Opportunity officers teaches

Which, for me, presents a simple solution: have it tattooed on your neck. That’s been my plan for a while now. And I think it may just be time to do it. As Squid has pointed out on several occasions here, the rattle snake is a gracious creature, its rattle acting as a warning to those who may wish to continue invading its space or poking at it with a

Sometimes in order to be seen as transparent, it’s best to bury those things that, were they released, would create the kinds of problems that transparency can sometimes create — particularly when reality resists your will, and engages in institutionalized racism in order to thwart your altruistic plans to save Americans from their own stupidity and lack of deference to their betters. Freedom would be cool and all; unfortunately, it’s

Ezra Klein, at the Netroots conference in 2008, talks about the the deceptive strategy underlying ObamaCare. Bringing me to an important point about these types that isn’t much discussed:  for all their talk about community, they literally step over each other to lay claim the certain ideas or arguments — and in fact are so intent on making sure their intellectual fellow travelers recognize them for their unique genius that

“Obama In Straightjacket Costume Gets Employees ‘Sensitivity Training’“. Sometimes you have to destroy the first amendment in order to save it.  For the right people.  

It’s like contributing to Thanksgiving, only instead of having to eat dry turkey or some godawful cream corn casserole, you don’t. You’re welcome! update: I realize the site was out for a bit, so that might explain the slow month thus far. Another explanation is that, unlike Sally Fields, you’re just not that into me any more. Which is cool. Either way, thanks so much to those who’ve pitched in.

Sometimes you have to destroy the first amendment in order to save it. For the right people.