A Running Commentary

Perhaps the most insidious piece of historical propaganda advanced by those on the political left is the notion that Fascism is a conservative philosophy. Entire generations of social studies middle-schoolers and political science co-eds have been falsely taught that Socialism and Fascism are at opposite ends of the political spectrum, Socialism being the ultimate […]

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“These jobs are going boys, and they ain’t coming back to your hometown”- Bruce Springsteen, “My Hometown” (playing today on Dougie’s iPod)
This week Dougie is puzzled about “globalization”. As near as he can tell, the term means we ship American jobs to China and get poisonous toys in return. That his customer service […]

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I have to admit I derive substantial amusement from the Democrats. Being mostly Libertarian or a so-called “Classical Liberal”, I don’t swear absolute fealty to the GOP. But I have chuckle at their opposition. 2008 presents Democrats with the perfect field of battle: an unpopular President and heavily negative public […]

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“To be honest, I haven’t been following that anymore. I lost my interest.” – 50 Cent (the rapper who initially endorsed Hillary, then flipped to Obama, and now seems to have lost interest entirely)
Does anyone really care what celebrities think? Musicians, actors, directors; what credible thoughts do they bring to the table? […]

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Gnarls Barkley – The Odd Couple (Downtown/Atlantic)
Producer: Danger Mouse
Rating 3.5 of 5
Top tracks: A Little Better, Open Book, Whatever, Who’s Gonna Save My Soul,
Cool, but not Crazy
Follow-up albums are tough. Fleetwood Mac followed up their 1977-benchmark album Rumours by spending over $1M (in 1979 dollars) to produce Tusk, which their label considered a […]

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