There’s a bit of a boomlet in counter-intuitive liberal assaults on the corporate income tax. Bob Reich, amplified by Markos on Daily Kos, suggests we ditch the CIT and increase other taxes we like (on capital gains or stock … Continue reading
The Obama Administration, aided by the civil rights establishment, has shut down the uprising in Ferguson, MO. They accomplished this craven feat through two channels. On the ground, they permitted the local police free reign to extinguish non-violent protest. The mechanism was … Continue reading
A fellow named Kajieme Powell was shot dead by police in St. Louis on August 20th. This case is not as egregious as what we know about the Michael Brown incident. It just speaks, at the very least, to the lack … Continue reading
I am no libertarian. I desire a ginormous welfare state, and I love me some trade unions. I stipulate that as preface to a comment on some of the grousing by some liberals on the alleged evanescence of the “libertarian … Continue reading
This just drives me crazy. To add insult to injury, this whole debacle is under the jurisdiction of Democrats, though they are Missouri Democrats, for whatever that’s worth. Any political leader who fails to speak out is an utter failure, … Continue reading
The outside agitator charge is one that has historically been invoked by authorities with bad arguments. Whatever misdeeds they have committed to provoke protest are indefensible, so they resort to canards. Usually the target is some sort of lefty agitation. … Continue reading
The vacuum of organization on the ground in Ferguson remains apparent. What do I mean? We see no public organized face to the protest, just a set of rotating independent actors, some honorable, others not so much. At minimum, somebody … Continue reading
The good people of Ferguson, MO now enjoy the right to stroll, but not to assemble. They have the right to a free press, as long as the free press stays in the free press zone, properly roped off from … Continue reading
This is too funny. Lemon said he feels safe with the police presence. One of the great reaction shots of all time. … Continue reading
