Post #7682 M: Kavanaugh Hegseth Patel Bar Cold Open; Regulation Has Made Housing Unaffordable; Dan Hannan and The Case for Capitalism

 Quote of the Day

A wise and frugal government, \

which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, 

and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned – 

this is the sum of good government.

Thomas Jefferson  

Kavanaugh Hegseth Patel Bar Cold Open

Regulation Has Made Housing Unaffordable 

Dan Hannan and The Case for Capitalism

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael DeAdder via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964Top 100 Hits

Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes

Post #7496 M: Fentanyl – a Weapon of Mass Destruction?!; Weekend Update; These heels make me a CRIMINAL?

 Quote of the Day

I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that 

if at the end I have lost every other friend on earth, 

I shall at least have one friend left, 

and that friend shall be down inside of me.

Abraham Lincoln

Fentanyl – a Weapon of Mass Destruction?! 

Weekend Update

These heels make me a CRIMINAL?

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Rob Rogers via Smerconish

Musical Interlude: Christmas 2025

Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling

Post #7335 M: Dumb BLEEP of the Week; McClanahan on Trump and Tyler; Crime Squad: Episode 5

 Quote of the Day

The art of simplicity is 

a puzzle of complexity.

Douglas Horton  

Dumb BLEEP of the Week

McClanahan on Trump and Tyler

Crime Squad: Episode 5 (real crimes, puppet cops)

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Scott Syantis via smerconish

Musical Interlude: 1961 Top 100 Hits

LINDA SCOTT I've Told Every Little Star

Post #7325 M: SOHO Debate: Are Trump’s Deportations Constitutional? ; Trump Is Spending Taxpayer Money at Record Levels; The airplane safety problem almost no one talks about

 Quote of the Day

They may forget what you said, 

but they will never forget how you make them feel.

Carol Buchner  

SOHO Debate: Are Trump’s Deportations Constitutional?

Trump Is Spending Taxpayer Money at Record Levels

The airplane safety problem almost no one talks about

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Gary Varvel via Townhall

Musical Interlude: 1961Top 100 Hits

Buzz Clifford - Baby Sittin' Boogie

Post #7283 M: What's Keeping Flying Cars on the Ground? ; Dumb BLEEP of the Week; Is Trump Still 'America First'?

 Quote of the Day

The three best things: 

to be humble amidst the vicissitudes of fortune; 

to pardon when powerful; 

to be generous with no strings attached.

Prophet Muhammad  

What's Keeping Flying Cars on the Ground?

Dumb BLEEP of the Week

Is Trump Still 'America First'? 

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Rob Rogers via smerconish

Musical Interlude: 1961 Top 100 Hits

I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner

Post #7267 M: How socialism seduced New Yorkers; The Math Doesn't Add Up on Tariffs; The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities

 Quote of the Day

The greater danger for most of us is 

not that our aim is too high and we miss it, 

but that it is too low and we reach it.

Michelangelo  

How socialism seduced New Yorkers

The Math Doesn't Add Up on Tariffs

The Scrappy Squad on a Mission to Free Cities

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: 1961 Top 100 Hits

Ricky Nelson - Travelin' Man 

Post #7158 M: Soaring Egg Prices and Backyard Chickens; The Unconstitutionality Index; Stossel Interview: Snowden

Quote of the Day

True religion is the life we lead, 

not the creed we profess.

Louis Nizer  

Soaring Egg Prices and Backyard Chickens

The Unconstitutionality Index

Courtesy of Forbes

Stossel Interview: Snowden

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Al Goodwyn via Townhall

Musical Interlude: 1960 Top 100 Hits  

BURNING BRIDGES by JACK SCOTT

Post #7072 M: Jimmy Carter Dies at 100; RIP Jimmy Carter, 'The Great Deregulator; McClanahan on The Bayards of Delaware

 Quote of the Day

Nevër cut what you can untie.

Joseph Joubert  

Jimmy Carter Dies at 100

RIP Jimmy Carter, 'The Great Deregulator

McClanahan on The Bayards of Delaware

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Duos

Savage Garden - I Want You

Post #6817 M: McClanahan on Commies and the Killing Fields; Cognitive decline and the end of American empire; Administrative State Gutted

 Quote of the Day

You can preach a better sermon 

with your life 

than with your lips.

Oliver Goldsmith  

McClanahan on Commies and the Killing Fields

Cognitive decline and the end of American empire

Administrative State Gutted

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Duos

"(You're My) Soul & Inspiration",  The Righteous Brothers

Post #6804 M: McClanahan on The Supreme Court Gets it Wrong Again; Eating Doritos while drowning in debt; Freight Train of Regulations

 Quote of the Day

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on 

after others have let go.

William Feather

McClanahan on The Supreme Court Gets it Wrong Again

Eating Doritos while drowning in debt

Freight Train of Regulations

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Duos

Steely Dan, "Peg"

Post #6792 M: Stossel: The Ron Paul Interview; Gold Becomes #2 Currency; Theories of Regulation

 Quote of the Day

A real friend is one who walks in 

when the rest of the world walks out. 

Walter Winchell  

Stossel: The Ron Paul Interview

Gold Becomes #2 Currency

Theories of Regulation

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Al Goodwyn via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Duos

Carpenters, "Those Good Old Dreams"

Post #6552 M: McClanahan on the Walking Dead; US Steel Sold for Scrap; Tucker Carlson's Ridiculous Libertarian Criticism on System Update

 Quote of the Day

Never attribute to malice 

what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Unknown  

McClanahan on the Walking Dead

US Steel Sold for Scrap

Tucker Carlson's Ridiculous Libertarian Criticism on System Update

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Margolis & Cox via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Bing Crosby, David Bowie, "Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy"

Post #6506 M: Happy Thanksgiving!; McClanahan on Has the Middle Class Been Forgotten? ; Stossel on Freshly Cooked Censorship

 

Courtesy of here

Quote of the Day

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is 

a person's conscience.

Atticus Finch  

McClanahan on Has the Middle Class Been Forgotten?

Stossel on Freshly Cooked Censorship

Milei wins Argentina

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Steve Kelley via Townhall

Musical Interlude: Christmas

Brenda Lee, "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"

Post #6327 M: Stossel on Southern Poverty Law Center; Why the U.S. Can’t Solve Hunger; McClanahan on Wokies and "Historic Preservation"

Quote of the Day

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with 

curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.

Jonathan Swift  

Stossel on Southern Poverty Law Center

Why The U.S. Can’t Solve Hunger

This tends to be more of a Statist approach to the issue. I want to emphasize some key points not being addressed, like zoning laws (e.g., food deserts), health or other regulations hampering charitable efforts, agricultural policies like market orders/quotas or import restrictions (e.g., sugar) that artificially restrict supplies and inflate prices, and decentralization of government food assistance (e.g., block grants) to state/local authorities. I could go on and on about dysfunctional policies like how Trump's NAFTA and FDA regulations blocked imports during the recent infant formula shortage,

McClanahan on Wokies and "Historic Preservation"

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Al Goodwyn via Townhall

Musical Interlude: #1 Hits of 2014

 Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

Post #6238 M: Why is starting a biz in NYC so difficult? ; McClanahan on Is Joe Biden "Defending Freedom"? ; Norberg’s New and Improved: The Microchip

 Quote of the Day

Things do not change; 

we change.

Henry David Thoreau  

Why is starting a biz in NYC so difficult?

McClanahan on Is Joe Biden "Defending Freedom"?

Norberg’s New and Improved: The Microchip

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Chip Bok via Townhall

Musical Interlude; #1 Hits of 2009

The Black Eyed Peas, "I Gotta Feeling"

Post #6237 M: FDA Says Oat Milk Can Call Itself Milk... For Now; Chicago's TWO Big Problems; Stossel on Vivek Ramaswamy: The Full Interview

 Quote of the Day

Great works are performed not by strength 

but by perseverance.

Samuel Johnson  

FDA Says Oat Milk Can Call Itself Milk... For Now

Chicago's TWO Big Problems

I lived in the Chicago suburbs for nearly a decade from the mid-90's. I commuted to the city for 3 jobs plus it was my home base when I was a senior principal with Oracle Consulting. I congratulate new Mayor Johnson, but I'm deeply skeptical of his progressive policies. 

Stossel on Vivek Ramaswamy: The Full Interview 

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Margolis & Cox via Townhall

Musical Interlude: #1 Hits of 2009

The Black Eyed Peas, "Boom Boom Pow"

Post #6120 M: A Day in the Life of a Childless Woman; The government regulator who hates regulation

 Quote of the Day

It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, 

but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for.

Benjamin Elijah Mays  

A Day in the Life of a Childless Woman

Abbeville Institute This Week

The government regulator who hates regulation

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Townhall

Musical Interlude; #1 Hits of 2002

Nelly, "Dilemma" ft. Kelly Rowland

Post #6072 M: Washington's 10,000 Commandments; Zoning; McClanahan on Taxes, Republicans, and Progressives

 Quote of the Day

Don't let what you cannot do 

interfere with what you can do.

John Wooden  

Washington's 10,000 Commandments

Zoning

McClanahan on Taxes, Republicans, and Progressives

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: #1 Hits of 2000

Christina Aguilera ,"What A Girl Wants"

Post #5724 M: DiLorenzo on Lincoln and Mercantilism; Stossel on Government Causing Pilot Shortage

 Quote of the Day

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing. - Theodore Roosevelt 

Meat Loaf Parody 

DiLorenzo on Lincoln and Mercantilism

Stossel on Government Causing Pilot Shortage

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Political Cartoon

                                       Courtesy of Tom Stiglich via Townhall

Musical Interlude: #1 Hits of 1988

Michael Jackson, "Man in the Mirror"

Post #5647 M: Is Biden Responsible for Inflation?; Stossel on Illegal Food

Quote of the Day

If truth is beauty, how come no one has their hair done in the library?

Lily Tomlin

Political Humor

Stossel on Illegal Food

Is Biden Responsible for Inflation? Partly

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Political Cartoon

                                                  Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Townhall

Musical Interlude: #1 Hits of 1986

Peter Gabrielle, "Sledgehammer"