Pic of the day: Portrait of a man with a Lute, by Hans Holbein the Younger. This is here because Han Holbein never painted a predator drone once. Damnably rude of him, being inconveniently born 500 years or so early. _________________________ I must say, extreme justice is an extreme injury: For we ought not to [...]

Oil is at the highest prices they have been at in a long time.  Brent crude is up over $121 a barrel.  Why?  Iran.  They have cut oil supplies, having decided to cut off both French and British companies.  They also happen to be in the middle of a major dispute with Israel.  And Iran [...]

The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or [...]

I have a part-time job, and I am going in, on Friday, for my only day of work for the week.    Better than nothing. There are signs that not only is my employment future looking up, but the country’s are as well, thanks to our President and the previous congress and the clearly strong business acumen of American [...]

Strange it is that men should admit the validity of the arguments for free speech but object to their being “pushed to an extreme”, not seeing that unless the reasons are good for an extreme case, they are not good for any case. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty ___________________________________ Viddy of the day: Westboro Wins [...]