Category Archives: Politics

Milton Friedman on Greed

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Thanos

At times like this when the “best and the brightest” have made huge mistakes, and government controls and intervention are shown to be useless, it’s good to remember the prime things that drive economies: key among them is self interest, or as some would have it, Greed. Continue reading →

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Saturday Thoughts

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Thanos

The Winter of our Discontent   In the blogosphere news there’s been a meltdown at Pajamas Media in the face of sinking revenue, more about some of the fallout over at Protein Wisdom. I don’t depend on ad revenue, and … Continue reading →

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Shame on the Netherlands

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Thanos

Shame on the Netherlands

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What Now Democrats?

Posted on January 25, 2009 by Thanos

On the economic front the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, but will the Dems realize this in time, or will they play up the current economic crisis for all its specious worth just to milk more “social justice” out of the wallets of taxpayers? Continue reading →

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Post Barakalyptic Wasteland

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Thanos

Post Barakalyptic Wasteland Ayn Rand once wrote an essay that compared the crowd and the aftermath of the Apollo 11 Launch in 1969 to that of Woodstock. It was both acerbic and insightful, contrasting how the 1 million souls interested in science and the future at Cape Kennedy left … Continue reading →

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Constellation: A New Journey Begins

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Thanos

Constellation: A New Journey Begins Ares V and heavy cargo capability to the moon – will it happen?

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UK Muslim Extremist Exposed on Facebook

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Thanos

Asghar Bukhari, a regular speaker for Muslim Public Affairs Committee of the UK appears frequently on television as a “moderate” muslim in interviews. This week he got caught out in a rant on facebook Continue reading →

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Automakers Get 17.4 Billion of Our Money

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Thanos

I’m a confirmed, committed capitalist but the bailout of Detroit is not capitalism at all — it’s corporate socialism, or you could call it Union Welfare as well. This is sickening beyond belief so I will reprint the new Chrysler/GM/Ford ad, Continue reading →

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Huckabee vs Stewart on Gay Marriage

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Thanos

Mike Huckabee and Jon Stewart talk Gay Marriage:

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Democracy

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Thanos
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