On our "weakest, dumbest and most venal" politicians.
Entries Tagged as 'Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists'
The Perils of the Democracy Fetish — Part Two
March 29th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Gay Rights and Issues · New York City & State · Politics · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
Luca Geithner's "Super-FDIC" Proposal
March 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Either their brains, or their signatures…
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Capitalism
Proudhon Sighting™ — Ed Rendell
March 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment
Proudhon Sightings™ are any utterances, typically but not exclusively by politicians, that celebrate (or lament) the ability of government to indirectly control people's lives.
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
"Eternal Vigilance" Post of the Day
March 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
"Whereas" a theocrat in Congress has introduced some outrageous "Whereas" clauses…
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · First Amendment - Religion · Society, Religion, Culture Wars
Another Quick "Debt versus Interest" Post
March 4th, 2009 · 1 Comment
While hardly irrelevant, the question of "paying off the debt" is not the truly urgent issue.
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Economics & Finance · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
Apparently Now It's the "Unbroken Window Fallacy"
March 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off
The Vice President visits a window factory.
Tags: Capitalism · Kip's Law · Rent-Seeking · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
"Too Much is Never Enough" Quote of the Day
March 1st, 2009 · 3 Comments
"I can't take advantage of it now which I think is totally unfair…"
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Socialized Medicine · Taxation & Fiscal Policy
On Government Intervention for the Octo-Bimbo
February 13th, 2009 · 5 Comments
It has become increasingly clear, both in text and image, that Nadya Suleman, the controversial single mother, too "disabled" to work but not too disabled to bang out 14 children via artificial means, is simply mentally incompetent.
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Children v. Parents; Homeschooling · Law · Socialized Medicine
Are All Asymmetrical Contracts "Unjust"?
February 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments
The Times' "Ethicist" channels George Costanza.
Tags: Capitalism · Freedom of Contract · Kip's Law · Law
From the Archives: Behold American "Poverty"
February 5th, 2009 · Comments Off
The Prime Taboo of Politics is that no middle class entitlement must ever be allowed to hint of being the dole.
Tags: Activist Legislators & Nanny Statists · Fiscal Federalism · Socialized Medicine
