Every week, Kip Esquire posts a Sunday CuteTuber, which is video of some cute guy he found on YouTube. I usually don't watch them because, well, my taste in men runs more toward women. But something about the way he wrote up the latest one made me curious, so I checked it out. Wow. A moving moment from the Sunday CuteTuber. Didn't see that coming. … [Read more...] about “…just trying to live a happy life…”
Robots, Arpaio, and Britney
Random shots around the web: No matter what they say, they're building SKYNET. Joe Arpaio, America's Toughest Most Assinine Sheriff promises to arrest celebrities who misbehave at the Super Bowl. Speaking of troublesome celebrities, I haven't been following the whole Britney Spears mess, but it's beginning to look like she's suffering from some sort of genuine mental … [Read more...] about Robots, Arpaio, and Britney
Me and Alderman Allen
As a blogger, I get to write about whatever interests me. One of the things that did not interest me, however, was the upcoming Democratic primary race for Cook County State's Attorney. Until a few weeks ago, I didn't even know that office was up for a vote (although I probably could have figured it out...). The current state's attorney, Dick Devine, is retiring, which leaves … [Read more...] about Me and Alderman Allen
Why Roger Pilon is Wrong About Warrentless Wiretapping
I was going to write something about the disgraceful article by Cato's Roger Pilon in The Wall Street Journal extolling the virtues of warrentless wiretapping of U.S. citizens, but Julian Sanchez has got that covered. … [Read more...] about Why Roger Pilon is Wrong About Warrentless Wiretapping
The Fear Card
Over at Drug WarRant, Pete writes about yet another way politicians and their minions use the fear card to get more money for government programs. As part of his article, he includes a mock "FEAR" credit card. I liked the idea a lot, but I wanted to try making one that was even more obviously a credit card: You might think the monster is so cheesy looking because I have no … [Read more...] about The Fear Card