Where Fun Comes to Die

And he’s right, of course (all irony aside). Read here.

Liberals voice concerns about Obama

I’ve had hopes that Obama would be true to the moderate, market-friendly side of him that so many of his U of Chicago backers promised would shine through. I think the fact that many Liberals are upset at his tack thus far is proof that he’s at least begun to sail in that general direction. This is good news.

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I have a hard time disagreeing with Stone on this one, but I will argue one point. It’s rather difficult to accurately separate laws based on a particular religious belief from those that merely codify a consensus moral viewpoint (independent of or only partially influenced by religious belief). This is the case in American criminal law, a codification of collective moral judgments which are themselves often rooted in the Judeo-Christian worldview of the majority. The difficulty also arises with Proposition 8, making Stone’s confident assertion that the amendment was based purely on religious belief far from obvious to me (although his poll numbers are somewhat persuasive).

(Another most unsurprising take on the issue comes from Richard Epstein in his weekly Libertarian column for Forbes here.)

What we’re going to see, in short, is the Gingrich revolution in reverse and on steroids. There will be a big increase in spending and deficits. In normal times, moderates could have restrained the zeal on the left. In an economic crisis, not a chance. The over-reach is coming. The backlash is next.

David Brooks, “Big Government Ahead”, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/opinion/14brooks.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin.

I’ve been saying this for a few weeks now, and it’s looking inevitable. God help us.