http://punsalad.com/ The most recent articles from Pun Salad en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:00:12 -0400 [3.0 stars] [IMDB Rating: 7.4] [Tomatometer: 83%] The title, of course, is a reference to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. While that was an Italian movie with American actors shot in Spain, this is a Korean movie with Korean... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/07/1283896800 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0400 I usually like the books I read. This one came with good credentials: it won the 2009 Prometheus Award for best libertarian novel. It got a rave from Ron Bailey at Reason. The author, Cory Doctorow, is a famous blogger. And... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/07/1283855400 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:30:00 -0400 If you have a hankering to read a crime novel where the hero is a San Diego surfing private investigator, you almost certainly can't do better than this one. Aforesaid hero is Boone Daniels (really), a very laid back surfer who ... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/06/1283781600 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:00:00 -0400 In response to this morning's news that July's unemployment rate was 9.6%, a slight increase from June's 9.5%, the President ventured out into the Rose Garden and spake: Well, I will be addressing a broader package of ideas next... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/03/1283554800 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:00:00 -0400 The new Magellan Strategies poll on the New Hampshire GOP race for the US Senate nomination still has Kelly Ayotte in front by 13 points. But the surprise is: the guy she's 13 points in front of is Ovide Lamontagne. Bill... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/03/1283553000 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:30:00 -0400 Elements of Justice appeared on this list of the "Top Ten Pro-Liberty Books of the Decade", issued late last year. The author, David Schmidtz, is a professor at the University of Arizona, with positions in both the Philosophy and Economics department... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/03/1283551200 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:00 -0400 … laid out for all to see: * David Brooks, the one and only Granite Geek, gloats: "Global-warming skeptic turns into a convert". He's referring to Bjørn Lomborg, author of... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/02/1283466600 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 -0400 I confess to a certain (literal) morbid curiosity of what will happen to the "Dick Francis" brand, now that he's recently passed away. This book (like a few previous) are billed as co-written with his son, Felix. Are they going to... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/09/02/1283464801 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:00:01 -0400 … I always have an unmade bed, don't you?: * The Gallup headline is: GOP Takes Unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot But I think Tom Smith has... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/08/31/1283292000 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:00:00 -0400 Jeff Dobbs inspired me to unleash the search engines on yet another Barackrobatic obsession: March 24, 2009: "We have to persevere, and that's what I'm going to ... http://punsalad.com/cgi-bin/ps?spec=2010/08/30/1283207400 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:30:00 -0400