I was having such a nice day...

I was having such a nice day ... until I read this.  Damn you, Ilya Somin, damn you!  Now I have the urge to short-sell America.  But how?

Quote of the day...

Quote of the day...  Rex Murphy (always read Rex Murphy when you have the chance):

This part of the world has a sack full of pieties when it comes to free speech, but its own actions, and frequently its own words, put the lie to all of them. Bowing to ruthless protest has become a habit. Labelling speech some people simply do not wish to hear as “hate speech” succeeds in silencing it. In matters big and small, on issues from global warming to abortion, there is collusion — we call it political correctness — over what should not be said, what cannot be said.

You really should read the whole thing...