Adam Hobson: Latest Contributed Content

  • Skype, Child Safety & the Worse Case Scenario Mentality on Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:59 AM PDT
    I absolutely adore Lenore Skenazy. As I pointed out in my review of her brilliant new book, Free-Range Kids: Giving Our Children the Freedom We Had Without Going Nuts with Worry, she is rare voice of sanity in modern debates about parenting and child safety issues.
  • MSNBC: Clueless about the 10th Amendment Again on Sun Sep 13, 2009 8:26 PM PDT
    It's hard to cover everything that needs to be addressed in this 6+ minute video, but I'll touch on a few of them below.
  • Follow Up: Well That Was a Clunker Of A Plan... on Tue Aug 25, 2009 3:57 PM PDT
    In case you haven't heard, it was reported on Friday that the "Cash For Clunkers" program ended yesterday…hope you weren't planning on taking advantage of the discount on a shiny new vehicle this weekend.
  • There's Something About Dick Cheney on Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:44 AM PDT
    Leave aside for the moment whether you like or agree with Cheney. Can't we all appreciate the sui generis power he wielded? The consequence-free autonomy? The chutzpah? Consider:
  • Sales Taxes Are Finished on Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:18 PM PDT
    Although sales taxes are an efficient way for state and local officials to raise lots of revenue, sales taxes are a vestige of the industrial age which are doomed to extinction in the information age.
  • Tax Oppression Index Ranks America in Bottom Half of Industrialized Nations on Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:48 AM PDT
    A thorough new study of 30 nations from the Institut Constant de Rebecque in Switzerland reveals serious shortcomings in America's tax system.
  • Misinformation from Heritage on Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
    The Heritage Foundation has a chart up on its blog, showing defense spending as a percentage of gross domestic product and declaring that "Obama plan cuts defense spending to pre-9/11 levels."

Adam Hobson: Latest Comments

  • From Why it's wrong (and a little stupid) to doubt Apple and the iPad on Thu Jan 28, 2010

    • no flash That's a feature, not a fault. After all the malware on your PC, flash is the next worst piece of crap software.
  • From Report: More troops needed for Afghan war success on Sun Sep 20, 2009

    • Define "success" in relation to the war in Afghanistan please…
  • From Michael Moore screening 'Capitalism' in Mich. town on Sat Sep 19, 2009

    • Exactly. Almost all of the things that Michael Moore complains about aren't really capitalism or the free market, but instead the government getting its hands into places it shouldn't be.
  • From MSNBC: Clueless about the 10th Amendment Again on Sun Sep 13, 2009

    • Dude, you might want to check your history, the Federalist Papers had NOTHING to do with the Federalists. The Federalist Papers were written jointly by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, who ended up being political enemies, but they joined together to get the Constitution ratified.
  • From Who is your favorite TV mom? on Tue Sep 8, 2009

    • Why all old-school TV show moms? None of them could handle raising kids in this modern age. That's why Friday Night Lights Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) is the best TV mom! Also, nice customization job mark.
  • From No Socialism? No Police on Mon Aug 17, 2009

    • The police might be more profitable if a private industry took that over and probably more efficient. But is the purpose of the police to be profitable? Or is to ensure that all citizens are equally protected under the law? If we are going to be a nation, even just a society of laws, then we need  …
  • From ACLU and FOX News attack Obama's Private E-mail Lists and Cookie Tracking on Fri Aug 14, 2009

    • Well, to be fair, wouldn't http://www.barackobama.com/ still be a private website (paid for by organizing for America) where President Obama could do whatever he wanted with cookies... That said, it's a big scary that the Obama Administration has been even more Big Brother-ish than even the late Bus …
  • From The Peeing People Directory - Why Sex Offender Registries Are No Good on Sun Aug 9, 2009

    • I think a couple classmates of mine from college ended up on such lists thanks to their involvement in the varsity streaking team, and streaking being so dangerous to a civilized society... But in all seriousness, if someone served their time, then they should come out a normal citizen.
  • From The Washington Post vs Gawker Feud: Who's right, who's wrong, who cares? on Wed Aug 5, 2009

    • Except Gawker wasn't parodying anything, they were reporting the same exact story (maybe with a little extra snark) just with not doing any work and stealing material from the Washington Post.
  • From My trip to Camden Yards: Orioles' future looks bright on Tue Aug 4, 2009

    • So who exactly will be playing infield for them? I'm not sold on the Orioles' future, for a few reasons. The first is their terrible management structure.
  • From Are Federal Income Tax Rates Too High? on Mon Aug 3, 2009

    • Why can't we slash spending then? President Clinton was a fairly popular President from not that long ago. His last budget was only $1.9 trillion. Adjusted for inflation, that would be something around $2.0-2.1 trillion today. But instead, President Obama's first budget calls for $3.6 trillion.
  • From Cardinal rule in NFC again? That's a tall order on Tue Jul 28, 2009

    • I'm not saying it's a sure thing, or even likely, but I don't think it's all that unlikely that they win the NFC West again, that division is just plain bad. An 8-8 team might just win it this season.
  • From Kemp building case as baseball's most underrated player on Mon Jul 20, 2009

    • You can make a case for almost any young player to be the "most underrated player in baseball" mainly because it takes time for people to actually hear of player and then properly rate them. When I consider players for most underrated status, I throw out any player under 27 from the discussion, sinc …
  • From Joe vs. Ichiro: The plot thickens on Mon Jul 20, 2009

    • Dude, he was injured for the first month of the season. He deserves a batting title as long as he qualifies for the minimum number of plate appearances (not at bats), which he does.
  • From Playing Foolish Politics With a Wise Latina on Thu Jul 16, 2009

    • She is a moderate nominee I think you mean mediocre nominee.
  • From Daily Dose: Sell high for the second half on Mon Jul 13, 2009

    • Isn't this list a little too obvious? Sell high on Adam Kennedy, really? And who are you going to sell him to exactly, high or otherwise? Wouldn't a better sell high list include players with actual value when you do the selling, plus a real insight or two other than, this guy sucked in the past so …
  • From Colon no longer AWOL, still mourning Jackson's death on Fri Jul 10, 2009

    • It's quotes like that that make me wish Ozzie Guillen will stay consistently employed. He's the best quote machine this side of Herman Edwards.
  • From All-Star rosters announced on Sun Jul 5, 2009

    • I've been enjoying Mark Reynolds on my fantasy team, but in real life he's far from an all-star. His defense is so horrendous that the Diamondbacks have been playing him at first every chance they can get (21 games started at first so far). He also has 109 strikeouts to only 38 walks.
  • From Palin resigning as Alaska governor on Fri Jul 3, 2009

    • Most candidates keep their current positions during presidential bids, if nothing else than to look responsible enough to carry things on multiple plates. True, but the positions of most candidates tend to be in the continental US.
  • From Billy Butler and the best young hitters in baseball on Fri Jul 3, 2009

    • I bow down to the greatness of Justin Upton. I think most of the younger hitters (under 23) at the major league level almost have to be good hitters, or else they'd still be down in the minors developing their game. For example, most non-Texas teams wouldn't promote their stud shortstop prospect to  …
  • From 500 saves: Mariano Rivera versus Trevor Hoffman on Tue Jun 30, 2009

    • the two most dominant closers in history. While Rivera has a case, I think Goose Gossage and Dennis Eckersley may have something to say about being ranked behind Hoffman.
  • From Lincecawesome on Tue Jun 30, 2009

    • I think Bill Simmons said it best: Every '09 Tim Lincecum highlight needs spliced footage of mean-looking Texas kids holding paddles & waiting to kick his ass. A comment vote if you get the movie reference.
  • From Frank Thomas is the most underrated hitter of all time on Fri Jun 26, 2009

    • I don't know about being the most underrated player of all time, but he's certainly a hall of famer in my book. Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey Jr.
  • From $437,000 arm, ten-cent head on Fri Jun 26, 2009

    • Didn't Kevin Brown do the same thing either during the playoffs or very late in the season for the Yankees?
  • From Don't ever pitch to Adrian Gonzalez on Wed Jun 24, 2009

    • The Padres have done a really bad job of roster construction.
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