When I was running university film societies in the 1970s and early 1980s, I considered Roman Polanski’s Chinatown the best film made in the 1970s. I don’t know what I would think today because I haven’t seen it for three decades. And I still consider Rosemary’s Baby one of the best horror movies ever made. […]
Author Archive | Jim Lindgren
Iowahawk Publicizes NEA “demand for art and art-like products.”
Iowahawk let’s us know about the newest way to profit from the government’s efforts to promote the arts: Earn Big $$$ the NEA Way! It’s true — U.S. government demand for art and art-like products has never been higher! Uncle Sam and the good folks at the National Endowment for the Arts are on the […]
The Death Throes of a Corvette.—
In the Great Depression, the government paid to destroy crops in order to prop up farm prices — about as dumb a policy as can be imagined. Today the government pays to destroy cars in order to … frankly, I don’t know why. “Cash for Clunkers” appears to be a bizarre combination of the “broken […]
Soft Early Questions for Obama at NH Townhall.
The first two questioners and questions at President Obama’s Townhall today in New Hampshire: Peter Schmidt (one of the most liberal members NH State House): After praising Obama for bipartisanship, Schmidt asks: “If the Republicans actively refuse to participate in a reasonable way with reasonable proposals, isn’t time to just say, we’re going to pass […]
President Obama Repeats Support for Former Honduran President Zelaya.
In his joint press conference in Mexico today, President Obama stated clearly that the U.S. has chosen the side of former President Zelaya in Honduras: We have been very clear in our su–, belief that President Zelaya was removed from office illegally, that it was a coup, and that he should return. We have cooperated […]
That CIA Had Plans to Kill or Capture Bin Laden Was Public Knowledge.
Today at NRO, Andrew McCarthy comments on the revelation that the CIA was plotting to kill Osama Bin Laden. Yet the existence of a CIA program to capture or kill Bin Laden was public knowledge. Iraq-War critic Michael Scheuer, who ran the Bin Laden tracking desk at CIA, talked widely about it. Buzz Patterson in […]
Why are We Backing Zelaya, the Former President of Honduras?
Dan Miller has a seemingly careful account of the situation in Honduras, claiming that there was no military coup: As most already know, the Honduran Supreme Court was in the midst of a ongoing clash with President Manuel Zelaya on June 28 when an order was issued for President Zelaya
Minnesota Bar Opinon on a solo lawyer doing business as “Doe & Associates.”
In mid-June, the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board issued an opinion on a solo lawyer doing business as “Doe and Associates.” OPINION NO. 20 USE OF THE WORD
Congress Votes to Change the Weather.
As you undoubtedly know by now, Congress voted on Friday to change the weather — or more accurately, the climate. The idea that a government of one country could appreciably change the world’s climate over the next 40 years is the ultimate hubris. Legislators may think they are God, but they’re not. The blogger Maxed […]
More transparency in the House.
At 4:05pm ET [some] Republicans on the floor of the House are asking where they might get a physical copy of the bill, in particular the 300-page amendment added in the middle of last night. They’d like to see what they are voting on before they are asked to vote. The Chair doesn’t know, which […]
Smug Alert: House May Pass Cap-and-Trade, the 21st Century Version of Smoot-Hawley.
Powerline has a depressing post (tip to Instapundit) suggesting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi may have obtained the votes to pass cap-and-trade by making concessions to farm state congressman. It seems that they are willing to support the bill if the government is willing to continue its anti-environmental policy of promoting ethanol. Before the last […]
TMZ reports that Michael Jackson has died.
TMZ says that Michael Jackson was taken to the hospital and died this afternoon. UPDATE: Just after 6pm ET, MSNBC, FOXNews, and CNN are being more cautious, reporting only that he is in the hospital. 2D UPDATE: At 6:22pm, CNN reported (citing multiple unnamed sources) that Michael Jackson is in a coma. 3D UPDATE: At […]
Test for Obama: US Tracking Probable North Korean Weapons Ship.
The Obama Administration responded to the North Korean provocations testing the resolve of our new president by supporting expanded UN embargoes on weapons shipments. The US Navy is now tailing a North Korean ship suspected of transferring military weapons to Myanmar, which is also subject to embargoes: MSNBC: South Korea’s YTN news network reported that […]
Will Cap and Trade Pass Congress?
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on cap-and-trade this week. The bill seeks to lower US per capita cabon emissions to levels below those of the US colonial period. As I blogged four months ago: The goal is an 83% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. That would bring […]
President Obama’s Press Conference.
President Barack Obama opened his press conference today with statements on three issues: Iran, the energy bill, and health care. On health care, Obama claimed: “It will not add to our deficits over the next decade.” As he has in the past, Obama claimed: “There’s no doubt that we must preserve what’s best about our […]