January 2013

The plight of the "high-status/low-income" public intellectual
Masterpieces of 90's paranoiac cinema: They Live and The Matrix
Linguistic analysis can uncover Anonymous members
Mocking the father of (the term) "cyberspace"
How John McAfee out-smarted the entire Belizean government
"Rocket launchers" turned in @ recent LA gun buy-back photo op debunked
Even with less competition Barnes & Noble sold less books, media in 2012
 Homeschooling is gaining acceptance even among NYC bobos

Annals of Democracy, cont'd.

The Tea Party and the TSA  - R.B. Fox blogging @ Front Porch Republic.com/

"Yes, I think it’d be wonderful to see the Tea Party movement turn on the TSA, perhaps if the organization’s latest actions can be painted as 'unconstitutional' somehow. Let’s try to make sure that Glen Beck has to fly on a commercial airline sometime in the near future, and see what he thinks of it all.

Indeed. And Limbaugh, John Boehner, Harry Reid, VP Biden and all the rest of the federal big-shots too. Then and only then can we expect sanity be restored to the field of aviation security. As long as it's only the peons that have to contend with the TSA things will stay as they are. I myself haven't flown since 2001.

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Unions push Virg Bernero campaign for Michigan governor - Detroit Free Press
No surprise there. That bought n' paid for tool of the public employee union will give them any fuckin' thing they want no matter what it costs. Sheesh.

Gluttony is replacing sex as the new "forbidden" in American culture - Daily Beast

The Carl's Jr. restaurant chain is adding a foot-long deluxe cheeseburger to their menu.

Does democracy always ends in bankruptcy? - Toronto Globe & Mail (Neil Reynolds)

No, sometimes it ends in fascism as well.

A reality TV show that's actually real - The Deadliest Catch - Big Hollywood

"The stars of the show smoke, drink, scream and swear. They have tattoos. They talk about women in politically incorrect ways. They dangerously light fireworks off the Time Bandit. They harass 'greenhorns.' Surviving on those boats is something men would like to do if they were able, but they know they can’t (the NFL has the same appeal). This is a reality show that is actually real."

Blue collar work looks pretty fun and exiting from your living room couch but ah...it is kinda tough too. At least the writer admits that he couldn't do that stuff.

Libertarian blogger shows some small concern for the victims of rapacious debt collectors - Megan McArdle

Sleaseball law firms sue people for debt without knowing whether it is actually owed or not.