“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary. In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this:...
Flash back to 1987. Baby Jessica. Margaret Thatcher. Black Monday. Robert Bork and Gary Hart. Bruce Willis. If, in 1987, I had told you that in twenty years, in addition to Bruce Willis churning out Die Hard 8: the Search for More Money, 2007 would see the...
I got the following comment from a loyal reader on the Ticketmaster story: I was reading your Ticketmaster/nfl article and just realized what a disservice the NFL is doing for its fans who can barely afford tickets in another big sellout. I was trying to buy my...
After WWII, 5 of the next 6 largest ‘cides occurred in or near China. 40,000,000 WWII 33,000,000 An Shi Rebellion 30,000,000 Mongol Conquests 27,000,000 Great Leap Forward 25,000,000 Fall of the Ming Dynasty 21,000,000 Nazi Holocaust 20,000,000 Taiping...
Latin America and Democracy Latin America is growing up. At least that’s what this article should really be about. Instead, its a left leaning author’s summary of her book, which probably blames the United States for all of Latin America’s ills. The...
First, to Duncan Listen, the Sportsburglar absolutely loves Tim Duncan. Besides Jordan, he is the best basketball player in my lifetime, or will be by the time he is done. The Spurs are about to ink him to a $40 million extension. The thing that I love about this...
