I find the Steubenville rape story very depressing and I don’t want to think about it, much less talk about it. I have to admit, though, that I wondered who would be the first conservative to say something insane and offensive about it. Turns out it’s one of my colleagues, Steve Landsberg of the University …
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It’s a Bad Man’s World
Is it even a little bit surprising that North Dakota, the state with the most “overall freedom” according to the Koch-funded libertarian group Mercatus, just passed a law banning all abortions? The data Mercatus used, as far as I can tell, are largely from 2011. But these laws wouldn’t do a thing to change’s North Dakota’s …
That Word, Libertarian…
Sen. Rand Paul is the small-government civil libertarian who respects the Constitution, individual freedoms and choice and…what’s that you say, Rand? Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Friday introduced so-called “fetal personhood” legislation that would completely outlaw abortion in the United States. The Life at Conception Act would declare that human life began at conception, providing …
This Is All It Took
Eric Holder has responded to Rand Paul’s filibuster, and Paul now declares that he is “happy with the answer”. Here’s Holder’s entire response: It has come to my attention that you have now asked an additional question: “Does the President have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in …
Open Thread: I Blame the Free State Project
Libertarians, still not ready for prime time, or grown-up real-world lawmaking. Doktor Zoom at Wonkette reports: New Hampshire state Rep. Mark Warden (R-Fuck This Guy), was one of four members of an NH House committee to vote in favor of reducing the penalty for some cases of simple assault from a misdemeanor to a “violation-level …
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New World Order
A couple of Ron Paul’s supporters used their God-given autonomy and the free market to boldly register ronpaul.com a few years ago. Now, Ron wants it back. The domain owners have made him a fair offer — they’ll give him ronpaul.org, but if he wants ronpaul.com, that’ll be $250K (or 145 Kruggerrands, or 8,234,888,422 Ameros). …
Ironic Goatees For Everybody
Observation: If you want to know what Nate Silver would be like if he decided to use his powers for “soft jazz glibertarian concern trolling of liberals” instead of for good, then the Freakonomics franchise is about as close as you can get. It’s what happens when a Village Centrist and a Chicago school social …