Category Archives: Regulation

Winter of Discontent II: Biden Boogaloo

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Lawrence Person

If you’re below a certain age, or didn’t keep track of UK politics, you may not remember the Winter of Discontent. In late 1978 and early 1979, the combination of inflation, harsh winter weather, Labour government dysfunction and trade union … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 14, 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Biden has a bad week, another high profile Democratic politician is indicted on federal charges, and a dog goes home.   After having his business mandate overturned by the Supreme Court, Joe … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Supreme Court Blocks Biden Business Vaccine Mandate

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Lawrence Person

BOOM: The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from enforcing its sweeping vaccine-or-test requirements for large private companies, but allowed similar requirements to stand for medical facilities that take Medicare or Medicaid payments. The rulings came three days … Continue reading →

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Supply Chain Update, #BareShelvesBiden and Regional Differences

Posted on January 11, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Here’s a supply chain post that covers a few related topics and a little local reportage. First, those long waits for port berths at LA/Long Beach are at an all-time high: As of Friday, there were 105 ships waiting for … Continue reading →

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Sussing Strange, Sudden, Suspicious, Sinister Synchronization

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Scottish commentator Neil Oliver has noticed strangely coordinated messaging arising among rarefied strata of our global elites about the supposed perfidy of the unvaccinated all at the same time. “Build back better,” “the unvaccinated aren’t citizens,” etc. all hymns from … Continue reading →

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Debunking A Little Bit Of Italian Panic

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Lawrence Person

There are so many horrible government reactions to Flu Manchu across the globe that when reports of the latest repressive measures spread on social media you’re inclined to believe them. However, one that’s not so much wrong but out-of-date is … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for January 7, 2022

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Lawrence Person

More Democrats behaving badly and Kazakhstan in flames. Enjoy the first LinkSwarm of 2022! How Democrats running the New York City Department of Correction turned control over to the correctional officers union and they let the inmates run the jail. … Continue reading →

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul Is Delusional

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This caught my eye: We’re going to jumpstart our economic recovery by being the most business-friendly and worker-friendly State in the nation. — Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) January 5, 2022 The Democratic Governor of New York declaring that she’s going to … Continue reading →

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Texas Files Suit Against Biden Administration Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another day, another lawsuit against the Biden Administration over unconstitutional federal overreach, in this case issuing a vaccine mandate for Texas National Guard troops that aren’t under federal control. Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter on Tuesday to Texas Military … Continue reading →

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Dave Barry’s 2021 End-Of-Year Roundup

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Lawrence Person

As he does at the end of every year, Dave Barry has produced an end of year roundup for your amusement and edification. Is there anything positive we can say about 2021? Yes. We can say that it was marginally … Continue reading →

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