Cowboy Kahlil is thankful for many member of his gene pool! The rest of us should remember to thank those that are on our list.
And, lest I forget, if you still need more to read there’s many night’s worth over at Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics where the 45th Carnival of the Vanities was held today.
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In June The Economist reviewed the book The Iron Triangle on the Carlyle Group:
You need not be a conspiracy theorist, though, to be concerned about what lies behind Carlyle’s success. Can a firm that is so deeply embedded in the iron triangle where industry, government and the military converge be good for democracy? Carlyle arguably takes to a new level the military-industrial complex that President Eisenhower feared might �endanger our liberties or democratic process�. What red-blooded capitalist can truly admire a firm built, to a significant degree, on cronyism; surely, this sort of access capitalism is for ghastly places like Russia, China or Africa, not the land of the free market?
It looks like an interesting and instructive read.
In an unusual juxtaposition of sports and literature Jack Kerouac will make an appearance as a bobblehead doll:
The first 1,000 fans at the Aug. 21 game between the Lowell Spinners and Williamsport Crosscutters of the Class A New York-Penn League will receive bobbing likenesses of Jack Kerouac.
That’s On the Road he’s standing on. Full article here.
If you are wondering whether the NY Times talks more about Michael Moore or Ann Coulter then head over to Virginia Postrel’s place to find out.
Arnold Kling, EconLog, asks ‘What is a safe investment nowadays?”
Have you done the boogaloo! Languagethat talks about the boogaloo and punctuation.
Short Hope Unfiltered takes a look at Larry Sabato’s current predictions for the 2004 Presidential election.
If you’ve been out of touch the the seminal issues of the day for a while head over to Busy Busy Busy where you can get the ‘Cliff Note’ version. Begin with the Shorter William Rasberry and work down the page.
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Situation: You are a defense attorney whose client is charged with possessing pornography. As part of preparing your defense you have copies of the alleged pornographic material. Should you be charged with the same crime? One prosecuter thinks so. See Talkleft for the full story. It sure seems to me that you ought to be able to do your job without being subject to this kind of catch-22.