Government and Politics Archive
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Special Interest Politics: App Economy Edition
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsIt's not really any surprise that two mobile device making behemoths have joined forces with one of the country's oldest content publishers to form a special interest group that plans to lobby the government on issues related to their industry. -
Problems with Involving Minors in Politics
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 1 CommentHEY! TEACHER! LEAVE THEM KIDS ALONE: For any adult to bully a captive, impressionable minor -- either by public berating, or through force of academic achievement marks -- on the basis of either's political views is morally reprehensible, if not altogether unlawful. -
The Coase Theorem in Action: Exercise Edition
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 4 CommentsMy beautiful girlfriend recounts a funny exchange at the gym this morning....which naturally got me thinking about the Coase Theorem. (That's normal, right?) -
“Not Every Ejaculation Deserves a Name!”
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsLegislation in the Wilmington, Delaware city council would give rights of personhood to sperm and egg cells separately -- which is insane (and meant to be). -
Appreciating Andrew Breitbart
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsLeaving behind a political movement hungry to take up his mantle, Andrew Breitbart's project seems somewhat unfinished. But that's okay; Eminem didn't completely reform the vanity and superficiality of the recording industry, and George Carlin didn't expel speech restrictions from our public policy. But all these fights are fights worth undertaking, and for that, I appreciate Andrew Breitbart. Rest in peace. -
More Reflections on Marriage Privatization as Nashville Metro Council Asks Arriola to Resign
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsJohn Arriola should be prosecuted for fraud, and Tennessee should get out of the marriage business. -
In Stunning Turn, MoveOn Adopts Free Market Principles
Posted on February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment"Move Your Money," a new ad by MoveOn Civic Action, calls for the 99% to occupy community banks and credit unions with their money. This reversal, calling for the embrace of competition in banking, has left me nearly speechless. -
Matt Yglesias, Greed vs. Need, and Statistical Treachery
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsI wish Matt Yglesias was really stupid enough to attribute this stuff to carelessness. Sadly, he's smart enough to be manipulative with data to try to achieve an ideological end. -
Ten Years Later, McCain-Feingold Is Still a Bad Idea
Posted on January 12, 2012 | No CommentsIt's time to toss restrictions on political speech -- our right to both express and hear political messages -- under the guise of the noble-sounding "campaign finance reform" in the dustbin of history's most monstrous ideas. -
Strategic #DataViz Can Tell Compelling Subliminal Stories (cc: @TheFix, @FixAaron)
Posted on December 28, 2011 | 4 CommentsThe disingenuousness of a UC-Santa Cruz chart that appeared in the Washington Post underscores the need for better strategic creative work in right-of-center advocacy organizations.
