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National Offense

by Jason T. Kocher April 1st, 2011 - Politics » Creative » Reference »

National Offense

n: a foreign policy supported by used car salesmen, talk show hosts, and professional politicians that entails sticking the national dick in as many other peoples’ pudding as possible, spreading your assets so thin until even your very best offense is no defense at all.

All during recess, big bad Billy was throwing rocks at poor little Johnny until the [...]

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Something to Be Desired

by Jason T. Kocher March 24th, 2011 - Politics »

I was at a rather politically charged event recently, whereat the moderater was trying to keep a tight leash on the Q&A session. One particular member of the audience stood up, took the mic and gave no indication of asking a question, instead going on a very practiced, apparently emotional plea, paraphrased, “I want everyone to live the way I [...]

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Matthew Lesko: Withdrawal and Withdraws

by Jason T. Kocher March 19th, 2011 - Culture » Film and TV »

I received an email the other day, a marketing pitch well above the depths of most spam, reaching out to websites to help promote a “The Gospel According to Mathew Lesko” an 18-minute documentary about Matthew Lesko, the question-mark-clad huckster who’s been selling you the secrets of government [...]

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The Great Tastykake Sacrifice – Pork Krimpets

by Jason T. Kocher January 16th, 2011 - Culture » Food » Politics »


I don’t fully understand this picture, either, and I’m the one who cobbled it together.

As someone with a libertarian philosophy of government, I’m often found raining on other people’s publicly-funded parades: sports arenas, the arts, environmental programs, saving that old lady down the street from herself and all those cats, [...]

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