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Month: July, 2009

Public Enemies

I saw Michael Mann’s Public Enemies last night, and despite my enthusiasm for the actors involved and the subject matter, I left sorely disappointed.  I have a very high tolerance for terrible films – I list Batman & Robin, Leprechaun 4: In Space, and Viva Kineval as three of my all-time favorites – but Mann’s [...]

Health Rations and YOU!

Wonderful video from the folks at the Sam Adams Alliance.  Thanks to Ed Morrissey for the initial post over at Hot Air.  Be sure to check these guys out at HealthAdministrationBureau.com.

Musings on Healthcare Reform

President Obama’s attempt to implement a single-payer healthcare system in the United States has put our country on a collision course with economic disaster.  The consequences will be felt in every sector of the economy.  In addition, the President’s plan will result in increased taxation for millions of Americans that will then be excluded from [...]

A More Existential Flying Experience

I really don’t enjoy the experience of flying. It’s not that I dislike flying itself. I actually really like getting some time to myself to read and listen to music. But the process of flying – the airport, security, etc., is just miserable. Still, I suppose it could be worse… Prague’s Franz Kafka International Named [...]

Deficit Hits $1 Trillion

June 2009 marked an unpleasant milestone in U.S. history.  For the first time, the Federal Budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion, and is on track to nearly double again by the end of the fiscal year.  That puts the deficit at roughly 13% of GDP.  (For comparison, President Reagan is still routinely slammed by liberal pundits [...]

Sessions Unloads on Sotomayor

Here’s a video of Senator Jeff Sessions making a strong case against Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. Sessions hits all of the major arguments against Sotomayor, including her commitment to judging cases on empathetic grounds and her belief, stated on multiple occasions over more than a decade, that a “wise Latina” is more [...]

Hard at Work

I’ve spent a lot of time building two web sites over the last ten days.  Consequently, I haven’t been able to write as much as I’d have liked.  That said, since I have more or less got the sites where I want them, I am now able to get back to work on the important [...]

Romney on the Rise

When John McCain named Sarah Palin as his running mate last August, one of the most interesting subplots to emerge was the fate of Mitt Romney.  The former Massachusetts Governor had gone to great lengths to make amends with McCain over the previous months, raising money and making highly publicized appearances with the eventual Republican [...]

The New StefanClaypool.com

Hey, another new one!  Seriously, once I had everything for my other sites ported over to WordPress, I just had to do it with this one as well.  I’m going to be experimenting with the design for the next few days, but I’m pretty pleased with it. To elaborate, these past few weeks I’ve put [...]