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From the Archives: Who Pays for "Paid Vacation"?

Professional malcontents have rediscovered yet another faux reason to hate America.

The Perils of the Democracy Fetish — Part Two

On our "weakest, dumbest and most venal" politicians.

Luca Geithner's "Super-FDIC" Proposal

Either their brains, or their signatures…

Proudhon Sighting™ — Ed Rendell

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.

"Eternal Vigilance" Post of the Day

"Whereas" a theocrat in Congress has introduced some outrageous "Whereas" clauses…

Another Quick "Debt versus Interest" Post

While hardly irrelevant, the question of "paying off the debt" is not the truly urgent issue.

Apparently Now It's the "Unbroken Window Fallacy"

The Vice President visits a window factory.

"Too Much is Never Enough" Quote of the Day

"I can't take advantage of it now which I think is totally unfair…"

On Government Intervention for the Octo-Bimbo

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.

Are All Asymmetrical Contracts "Unjust"?

The Times' "Ethicist" channels George Costanza.

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