Whether it’s Mortimer and Randolph or Gordon Gekko, Hollywood loves to make businessmen villains. From the Free Enterprise blog: Hollywood script writers must be going through an unimaginative streak. As The Wall Street Journal reports, this summer will see the release
Sarah Karlan of BuzzFeed finds it “bizarre” that pro-gay, pro-guns ads are popping up in Washington State. The sarcastic subtitle of the post: “Because gun control and LGBT rights go hand-in-hand, obviously.” Actually, there are lots of gays and lesbians
A pretty astounding set of numbers via FreeEnterprise.com: $1.8 trillion buys a lot of red tape. That’s how much the federal regulatory machine is costing Americans each year, according to the 20th edition of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Ten Thousand
For decades the feminists’ mantra has been “Choice, Choice, CHOICE!” Whether its on abortion, working outside the home, or putting off marriage and motherhood. Of course, the more they talk, the more we find out they only care about making the choice
During the 2012 election we heard about “Julia,” the woman who benefited from government programs or more specifically from President Obama being in office. What we didn’t hear (because Republicans failed to make the case) was the harm that big
A new survey finds that only 16% of Americans have a positive view of hipsters. Of those surveyed, 10% consider themselves hipsters. One can only conclude that the remaining 6% are dating hipsters. The survey questions do seem a little
I’m currently reading a galley copy of “Men on Strike” by Dr. Helen Smith (aka InstaWife). A thought-provoking book that I’ll write about more after I’m done reading it. Basically, it talks about why men are boycotting marriage and fatherhood. Smith
If you follow me on Twitter (@LisaDeP) you know that I’m obsessed with USA’s “Burn Notice.” More specifically, obsessed with Bruce Campbell (on right), who plays “Sam Axe” on the show. (There’s also a prequel TV movie called “The Fall
From Life Site News: A pro-choice reporter who has been present in the courtroom listening to testimony in the Gosnell trial has changed his mind on abortion, according to one of his fellow reporters. “That’s the power of the Gosnell
This is beyond comprehension. UPDATE: I’m hearing from people that veterans do not have “ownership rights” of their plots, i.e. they aren’t transferable. Given the hatred this family has for the U.S. it’s obviously doubtful they would even take advantage
Thanks to big government nannies, it’s become commonplace for bureaucrats to pick winners and losers by taxing or regulating businesses out of existence. They identify the product — sodium, soda, trans fats, foie gras, tobacco, even food trucks — they deem not
In response to Stones pack the LA house with a chip off the ‘buck’: I’m also a Stones fan. I was just saying to a friend last night at the Rush (the band) concert in Virginia Beach that I really wanted to
Imagine a place that makes California look business-friendly. For food truck entrepreneurs, that place is Washington D.C. Food trucks first became popular in California and continue to flourish there and in large cities across the nation. But in our nation’s capital,
While the White House is celebrating 7.5% unemployment, it’s important to keep in mind that Obamacare will be stunting economic growth, especially for small businesses, for years to come. From the Free Enterprise blog: Yesterday, human resources firm ADP released its monthly
There’s been a lot of talk about the possibility of the Koch Brothers buying the Tribune Company (which owns the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and others). However, Minding the Campus has another idea: Leaving aside the obvious arguments about
Earlier today on Big Hollywood I wrote about actor Robert Davi and Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s recent tweets about the damage political correctness does. Davi pointed me to the writings of Philip Atkinson. Regarding the Pigford cases, I thought this passage
This week actor and singer Robert Davi of Licence to Kill, The Goonies and Die Hard fame appeared on Fox & Friends to talk about political correctness and his new movie, The Iceman. The topic of political correctness came up when
In response to How to Make a Music Video: Rihanna’s ‘Stay’ : Thanks for sharing this, Jon. I thought I’d watch the video with no sound first just to see how the story came across. The sense of longing and sadness
Actor and Breitbart contributor Robert Davi was on Fox & Friends this morning talking about political correctness. Watch here. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
Last Friday evening CBS announced that Psy, the anti-American Korean one-hit wonder (“Gangham Style”), would be their guest at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Even though Psy apologized for a song where he said that American troops and families should be killed
If college and universities want to survive, they should follow the Brooklyn Law School’s lead. From the TaxProf Blog: Brian Leiter (Chicago) reports that Brooklyn Law School’s Board of Trustees has adopted rules permitting the termination of tenured faculty for
I don’t know where to begin when nearly every sentence in this Slate post is silly. I am reminded of Ann Coulter’s characterization of arguing with liberals. After a barrage of idiotic statements, the conservative is basically forced to answer, “How is an
In response to Obama’s Regal Moment of Silence: In the social media age, lots of narcissistic people feel the need to post on Twitter or Facebook every feeling they have. Somehow their feelings aren’t valid unless expressed publicly and met
The “Sex and the City” quote, “Why are we ‘should-ing’ all over ourselves?” came to mind when I read this piece in the Guardian, “Female Ivy League graduates have a duty to stay in the workforce.” Feminists love to tell women
In a 2004 Townhall column titled “Up From Atheism,” UNC-Wilmington Professor Mike Adams wrote, “Ever since I became a columnist, people have been asking me to explain exactly how I abandoned atheism. I think it would be better to talk
From Daniel Halper at The Weekly Standard: In explaining why President Obama didn’t call the Boston bombings a “terrorist attack,” former adviser David Axelrod said, “I’m sure what was going through the president’s mind is — we really don’t know
“I am willing to give up some of my constitutional rights in order to be safer or more secure.” That was the sentence dictated to her 4th grade class by teacher Cheryl Saab. From Yahoo News: Aaron Harvey’s son wrote
Several days ago I posted about the case against former staffers for Thaddeus McCotter. An ABC affiliate in Michigan uncovered evidence that the former staffers, Don Yowchuang and Dillon Breen, forged signatures on McCotter’s re-election petition for money. When it was revealed
From The Daily Mail: Former Sex Pistol John Lydon says those now celebrating Margaret Thatcher’s death are ‘loathsome’. Lydon, famously known as Johnny Rotten when he was the singer in Punk icons The Sex Pistols back in the 1970s as
It seems to be very popular to make fun of Guy Fieri these days. Granted he gives people a lot of material — silly food names (“Donkey Sauce”), his hair (bleached blonde), his attire (Ed Hardy-esque), catchphrases (“On point!”), and his
For years feminists have said there is a “wage gap” between men and women. Independent Women’s Forum has a new video explaining why it’s a myth that women earn less than men for the same job.
In response to The Iron Lady’s Response to a Heckler Circa 1980: All hecklers are doomed because if they were smart enough or funny enough or clever enough they would be the ones on stage. A few years ago I compiled
After the passing of Roger Ebert this week a lot of people mentioned his liberal political views. I was happy to see that most conservatives were still respectful of his achievements (unlike liberals when a prominent conservative dies). My first job at
In response to Congressional Staffers Social Media Feeds Tracked by LegiStorm: Though not the point of Kerry’s post, I thought this article out today was interesting: Think Facebook’s your biggest productivity killer in the office? Think again. Social network-obsessed employees just might
There’s a lot of debate going on in the Twitterverse about this article by Ben Howe of Red State on BuzzFeed (!) titled “Another Bad Conservative Movie.” The article reviews the movie trailer for “A Movement on Fire” by Tea
From The Thread: If Michelle Obama‘s Prabal Gurung Easter outfit looks familiar, you’re right. The black and white, silk twill gazar dress with a brush-painted rose print is one of the first lady’s favorites. In fact, we recall two other
In response to In Reponse to Bill Kristol: I greatly admire Bill and understand his point may have been about making policy out of the fluctuating nature of polls and views of younger generations. Still, here are just a few
In response to Cesar H. Chavez: I agree with Iowahawk on this. Given the overt attacks on Christianity in schools and other government entities, I can’t muster the same level of outrage for an offense of omission by Google. I
My sister and I have always had an affinity for the Easter holiday because our last name means “of Easter” in Italian. Growing up in Tallahassee, Florida it was both a badge of honor and an annoyance to have a
An interesting read in the New York Times’ Style section today about people taking to YouTube to educate Generation Y about etiquette in the digital age. Are manners dead? Cellphones, Twitter and Facebook may be killing off the old civilities and good graces,