The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

What If We Threw Steroids At The Broken Window Fallacy?

by Smitty Volokh notes the WSJ: “Some economists have argued that a quake could actually lift the economy in the long run, by requiring a surge in rebuilding spending.” Does that mean that we could help the economy by regularly trashing all entitlement programs, say, by forcing them to expire with the departure of the […]

If There Is Any Value Whatsoever In The Current US Middle-East Policy. . .

by Smitty Consider this: what you’re seeing the US do now is essentially what Ron Paul’s non-interventionist approach would look like. So consider that, ye Paul fans, as the butcher’s bill grows and reddens.

Paco: You Want Some Of This?
Us: Yeah, We’ll Take Two Terms

by Smitty Paco announces. Best news I’ve heard all flippin’ day. You know what to do.

Cowboy Poetry Of The Day

by Smitty (via Theo)

SWAC Girl Does Not Understand Hope’n’Change Economics

by Smitty Now, SWAC Girl is a great blogger: After voting for nearly $1 trillion in ‘stimulus’ spending, casting the deciding vote for $2 trillion in spending for ObamaCare, Mark Warner has finally realized that the federal government has a serious financial problem. But it’s not enough of a problem for him to support a […]

Stacy McCain Must Not See This Post

by Smitty (via Volokh) The world’s coffee supply could be threatened. Strongly recommend clearing a five mile radius around Stacy McCain when he finds out. The head ‘splosion shan’t be pretty.

A Gastric Pacemaker

by Smitty Insty’s link invites the question: to what lengths will we go to evade maturity and self-discipline? At a cost of around $21,000 for the device and surgery, Abiliti is slightly more expensive than a stomach bypass and nearly twice the price of a gastric band, says Sarela. However, it should have none of […]

You Don’t Need To Be Cynical, You Need To Be Clear

by Smitty Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF): If you haven’t told me what we’re doing to eradicate Fannie and Freddie, you haven’t told me much. Dan at POWIP chides Stacy for insufficient cynicism. Shag all that. Let us be perfectly clear: individual housing is not, nor has it ever been, a proper federal task. The […]

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