Calling it what it is

A friend of mine, who has a young child, has begun to replace a certain concept with the word “socialism.” For example, “my son just took a massive socialism in his diaper.” Could there be any better description of the nature of the thing than that? It is easily applicable to any number of situations. Something really disgusts you? Scream “socialism” in complete disgust. It works well in some common phrases. “Socialism happens.” “Same Socialism, Different Day.” But I think it works nowhere quite so well as in a phrase used by the older folk during my childhood: “you don’t socialism where you eat.” That one works whether or not you do the mental substitution.

Parents Scaring Daughter

My wife decided she wanted to pay our 10 year old daughter back for always trying to scare people.

Private Security

The heroic Norman Horn interviews private security expert Gil Guillory about security without the state.
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Starbucks

At Starbucks, the baristas (as if) usually ask you if you want room for cream. I always say no, since I noticed that if you say yes, they leave a good inch and a half clearance in the cup. That much milk/cream in coffee really changes the nature of the drink for me. Apart from the change in taste, the drastic change in temperature spoils the thing for me. If I wanted a latte, I'd order a latte. But, I actually sometimes see people pouring coffee off the top so they can pour a half cup of milk into the cup.

BTW, Starbucks' lattes use way too much milk. The ratios are all wrong. And they do Italian roasts, which is a bit dark, compared to what I typically like (half city to full city roasts). But they are better than the convenient alternatives. I do wish they offered more variety in roasts, though.

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Anarchy and Chaos in Black Communities

I have a new article up at LewRockwell.Com.

I wish people would just stop using mathematical language if they don't know how

I just saw a commercial which claimed a diet supplement helped people lose "an average of up to 4 times the weight." Which is it? An average, or a maximum? Is it the highest average in a series of studies? I've been hearing this language more and more in recent times, and I'm sick of it. Can we get a bit of clarity here?