Category Archives: Ayn Rand’s Grave

It Happened Again

‘To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.’ —Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest And we cite Lady Bracknell’s maxim only because another train owned by Norfolk Southern railroad … Continue reading

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And in Economic News…

As regular readers and all good Scissorheads know, MPS finds it is weird that all the major dailies have a Business section, but none of ‘em have a Labor section. Anyway we mention this because The WaPo is tying itself … Continue reading

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The Debt Ceiling

Just as every other time that the Republicans have tried to hold the economy hostage, we find ourselves starring in fascination at their high dudgeon and low IQs. Some of the dimmer stars in their firmament probably do think that … Continue reading

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Grifters Gotta Grift

I shouldn’t be shocked by this, but… Republican states are trying to use federal covid aid to cut taxes …More than a year after Congress approved a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, Republicans in nearly two dozen states have ratcheted … Continue reading

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Some Happy Hour Stupid, Rand Paul?

Schrödinger’s Senator, the physics paradox known in this dimension as Rand Paul, a man from the multiverse where anything is possible including being elected in the 2016 Goat Rodeo and being elected to the Senate or both or neither can … Continue reading

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Principled Libertarians Principally On The Take

Alert Scissorhead Jimmy-T sends us this breaking news: NEW: Prager University Foundation, the Ayn Rand Institute, and Americans for Tax Reform Foundation – all of which have long criticized the idea of government “handouts” – saw increased contributions or net … Continue reading

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(UPDATED) Cruelty is the Point

Trae is reacting to Republican orthodoxy that helping people less fortunate sets them up to be moochers for life. A GOP-led school district in Wisconsin has opted out of a federally funded program that would provide free meals to all students, … Continue reading

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Back to the Multiverse (Rand Paul Edition)

Grifters Gotta Grift Today, we go Back to the Multiverse (this would be a catchy movie title!)  with Schrödinger’s Senator, the physics paradox known in this dimension as Rand Paul, where anything is possible including being elected in the 2016 Goat … Continue reading

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The Darwin Variant’s March To The Sea

This says it all pretty bluntly: "if you're not vaccinated and if you have not had Covid…you're going to get the Delta variant," says the testing czar for former Pres. Trump. "On average, one person will transmit this to nine … Continue reading

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Anti-Taxers Write Letters To Republicans, For Some Reason

Infrastructure Week Guys, you’ll never believe it! Some major anti-tax groups are opposed to funding IRS enforcement, which in turn would bring in tax revenue to pay for the bipartisan package. Whoddathunk it? Anyway, those anti-tax groups sent a letter … Continue reading

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