Monthly Archives: January 2008

*I reviewed Mark Steyn’s America Alone here: http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2006/12/review-america-alone.html If you go to Mark steyn’s web site here: http://www.marksteyn.com/ you’ll see that he, and MACLEAN’S, a Canadian mag he publishes in, are in a spot of legal bother. Steyn says: The … Continue reading →

Yesterday my wife and I were having Ceasar burgers in a great local burger joint. Like a lot of burger joints, this had sports memorabilia on the walls. In this case team jerseys from the local high schools. You know, … Continue reading →

See intro: http://rantsand.blogspot.com/2007/12/new-blog-feature-uncomfortable-thoughts.html If I had to summarize the broad outlines of the more thoughtful views of Left and Right concerning the modern bureaucratic welfare state, I’d say that… The Leftist holds that the modern nation state and capitalist economy … Continue reading →