Monthly Archives: December 2010

This Week in Jihad for December 30, 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Lawrence Person

One last batch of Jihad news to tide you over until the New Year: Smoking and guns, no, but Jihad, yes: Mayor Bloomberg is working behind the scenes to get the Ground Zero Mosque built. Seven anti-slavery activists head to … Continue reading →

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Poll: What is the Most Annoying, Insipid, and Self-Righteous Left-Wing Political Song of All Time?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lawrence Person

This post by Ann Althouse (and the ensuing comments) got me thinking about just what is the worst liberal song of all time? Being a man of action, I went ahead and created a poll: What is the most annoying, … Continue reading →

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Massachusetts Criminal Justice System Unclear on the Concept of a “Life Sentence”

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Lawrence Person

The Massachusetts Criminal Justice System seems to be especially unclear on the idea that, if a career felon is in jail on “three concurrent life sentences,” you don’t let him out on parole. Their lack of clarity on that issue … Continue reading →

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More on China’s Housing Bubble

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Last week I mentioned that China’s Housing bubble is already worse than America and Japan’s respective bubbles. Today the Wall Street Journal provides even more confirmation: It’s impossible to say definitively that a market has strayed into bubble territory until … Continue reading →

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New York vs. Texas

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Guess which one is the better place to live? When the Internet economy allows an increasing number of people to live anywhere, low costs win. Texans spend 8.4% of income on state and local taxes compared with 11.7% for New … Continue reading →

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One Lakeway Man’s War Against Speed Traps

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Meet Lance Mitchell, the man who runs speedtrapahead.org. He not only founded a website to warn people about speed traps, he actually stood up the road from one in his home of speedtrap-crazy Lakeway in his bright orange “Speed Trap … Continue reading →

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Interesting Piece on Korea, Japan, and China

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

From Belmont Club. Covers not only the recent Korean artillery exchange, but also the strategic implications of China’s shipping lanes. Worth a read.

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Giving Congressional Democrats the Outplacement Help They Deserve

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Sure, it’s been a great for those of us fighting Big Government, but since it’s the Christmas Season, have you given any thought to helping the less-fortunate? Has anyone given a thought to all those poor Democratic congressman and staffer … Continue reading →

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Bruce Sterling on Wikileaks

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Bruce is a lefty sort, but there’s a whole lot of pithy interest and insight in this essay, as there usually is in Bruce’s essays. And also like many of Bruce’s essays, it’s very long. I hope to finish it … Continue reading →

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This Week in Jihad for December 23, 2010

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Some pre-Christmas Jihad news: Speaking of Christmas, crosses have been banned in Bethleham. UK Islamic group launches campaign against Christmas, saying it leads to rape, abortions, crime, pedophilia and raves. They forgot fruitcake. In the course of a general indictment … Continue reading →

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