Former U.S. Attorney Bob Barr has announced for the Libertarian Party nomination. I saw Bob Barr give a speech at the Louisville Free Public Library on the Patriot Act. He was quite compelling. Here’s the speech.
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David Adams takes a red pen to two Kentucky lawmakers.
I heard tonight that my friend Joanna in Boston not only got a huge promotion to a fancy corner office but also acquired two kittens. They are - as far as she can tell - sufficiently weird, and have commenced to take over her home.
Since I am completely and totally tired of politics for the moment, here’s a meaningless homage to her new cats. I promise, back to economics shortly.
The Herald-Leader’s “Behind the Headlines” blog asks:
Some readers commented that they didn’t need to see the images to know that equine sports can be dangerous. Action News 36 photographer Lauren Ashe wrote: “I feel, as a fellow photojournalist and horse enthusiast, that showing a picture of an animal fatally injuring itself is about the same as showing a picture of a bullet entering someone’s head. What exactly does printing this accomplish?”
Ashe’s comment reminded me of Eddie Adams’ photo of a South Vietnamese colonel executing a Communist Viet Cong prisoner. The picture, which shows the exact moment the bullet enters the prisoner’s head, earned Adams a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 and is credited with helping turn American public opinion against the Vietnam War.
My friend Andy is a Cubs fan. A huge Cubs fan. I am a Cardinals fan. A huge Cardinals fan.
We agreed that if the Cubs won the weekend series that has just concluded, I’d have to hang a framed photo of former Cub Brian McRae in my office. Since the Cardinals took two of three games, Andy will be putting this photo up, framed, in his office. That is, at least until the Cubs and Cards meet again in July.
Update: Andy now has Willie McGee on his desk (photos included).
Would this be a functional workaround for getting the point across about the pie you’re making without mentioning the litigious kitchen that makes the trademark version of the pie?
Bonus: Jacob Grier on the origin of the word “derby.”
USAToday has more. Kentucky, in this case, is a notable exception.
