An unusual and much-heralded program that gave poor families cash to encourage good behavior and self-sufficiency has so far had only modest effects on their lives... … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
Forget politicians: unelected permanent bureaucrats are THE problem
Isn't it funny that union thugs still look like union thugs, even if they're with the teachers' union? … [Read more...]
CNN loses ‘dozens’ of viewers (continued)
My latest post at David Horowitz's NewsReal blog looks at those godawful CNN ratings, and includes Mark Steyn's "explanation" on the Rush Limbaugh show yesterday: Mark Steyn quipped that CNN’s … [Read more...]
‘Shock Corridor’ (1963)
The greatest of the "guy pretends to be insane so he can get into the nuthouse for some reason" flicks, Sam Fuller's B+ Shock Corridor (1963) is most notorious for featuring a black inmate who believes he's a white supremacist. Take that, [Read more...]
‘The whole project was bootlegged…’
Ezra Levant: ‘Free speech on the march’
Levant returns to his blog after one of the busiest weeks of his life. … [Read more...]
Canadian Senate holds inquiry on freedom of speech (UPDATED)
Yesterday, Senators Duffy, Finley and others delivered stirring speeches condeming Canada's "hate speech" laws and our out of control "Human Rights" Commissions. Whether or not it is a coincidence that this inquiry took place right after Ann Coulter's visit to Canada, I don't know. I imagine it … [Read more...]
$166,921.80
That's how many of your extorted tax dollars that University of Ottawa provost and known Frenchman Francoise Houle (his real name -- artist's rendering, left) gets … [Read more...]
Andrew Breitbart: ‘Walk towards the fire’
I run hot and cold on the subject of Breitbart. This is a "hot": … [Read more...]
I’m on RoadKill Radio tonight around 11:15 PM ET (UPDATE w/audio)
BC's voice for freedom, RoadKill Radio, invited me on to talk about Ann Coulter, Guy Earle and all things free and speechy. Other guests include Jennifer Marshall from the Heritage Foundation, and global warming skeptic, Dr. Ron Robinson. You can [Read more...]
Polls show that most polls are stupid
My new post at David Horowitz's NewsReal blog looks at that "Americans think Obama is the anti-Christ" poll -- and the CJR/ABC News debunking of same. More on the smackdown [Read more...]
‘Inside McLuhan’s Head’: an excerpt
Generation X author Douglas Coupland has a new book I guess I'm gonna have to read now... [Read more...]