Informed Speculation

See, here’s the deal – I will probably never convince those of you on the left that my opposition to Obama’s domestic agenda is not partisan (well, okay, partly partisan, but not in the main). I really DO wish we could offer universal health care, and I acknowledge the seriousness of climate change (while remaining [...]

Perhaps it’s the thin air in the lofty atmosphere of the Nobel Prize, but Paul Krugman has a most peculiar trait for an economist: he seems to live in a world where the basic economic unit (money) has no intrinsic value to it. How else do you explain his constant cheerleading for more and more [...]

What better way to celebrate America’s 233rd birthday than by watching a YouTube clip of an Irish band opening a world tour in Spain? Umm…well, okay, I’m going to play it anyway – another great clip from U2′s opening night of the 360 tour, and another great song from the new album (you just KNEW [...]

…and though I don’t know the truth of the matter, of course, there are numerous stories about that Alaska’s ex-governor (you know who) might be on the verge of an embezzlement scandal.  However, it should be noted that most of these stories are from very left-leaning sources, and the national media is not, to my [...]

As many proponents of the health-care reform being pushed by Obama and the Democrats tell us quite often (including our good friend Jacques), America spends more on health care, expressed as a percentage of GDP,  than any other industrialized nation. Michael Kinsley puts a new spin on that stat: maybe it’s because we WANT to, [...]