The Ultimate Ponzi Schemes

By Byron Harvey / January 15, 2009 /

Bernie Madoff is the scum of the earth. Hands down, no doubt; building up a Ponzi scheme in order to bilk people out of billions of dollars is infuriating, and this man should spend the rest of his life behind bars. Let’s hope that the authorities track down as much of his ill-gotten money as…

The Death of Common Sense

By Byron Harvey / January 12, 2009 /

Litigation Nation

Numbed

By Byron Harvey / December 12, 2008 /

Whenever I don’t post much, or don’t post on serious topics much, it’s an indication of something. I’m not sure what it’s an indication of, necessarily; sometimes I’m frustrated, sometimes angry, sometimes busy, sometimes fill-in-the-blank. The best word to describe me lately is “numbed”, I guess, as regards the state of this country. It’s a…

What Passes for Intelligent Discourse at Newsweek

By Byron Harvey / December 8, 2008 /

This is the cover story, I believe, for the newest Newsweek magazine, a silly polemic trying to argue that the Bible justifies “gay marriage”: Our Mutual Joy I link to it suggesting that you read the utter silliness of Lisa Miller’s arguments and look for all the straw men, ad hominems, logical fallacies, and gross…