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Donate to Reason to Support "Counter-Programming" to The New York Times' Coverage of Communism

I had a very pleasant private conversation this year with a certain famous libertarian person who told me that he wakes up in the morning, reads The New York Times on his Kindle, then fires up Reason on the device (subscribe to our Kindle version ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  Timothy Garton Ash,  Vaclav Havel,  Nico,  Velvet Underground

Support Reason, Because How Many Other Magazine Weblogs Have Their Own Unofficial Drinking Game?

At the substantial risk of violating the First Rule of Grylliade, did some of you newer readers realize that there exists a ... how to call it? ... shadow site run by Hit & Run readers and commenters (and even those who have left us, in anger more ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  17 Nov 2009

Are Tea Parties Racist?

In retrospect, I suppose I should be surprised it took as long as eight months for someone to accuse me of racism in my criticism of Barack Obama. After all, by September 11, when Salon Editor in Chief Joan Walsh wrote that my “strange slur” ...

From MATT WELCH, Reason,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  New York Times Company,  U.S. Congress,  Newsweek,  Paul Krugman

Donate to Reason, Because Then You Can Get Your Suggestions and Insults Read on the Air!

Unsurprisingly, those many hundreds of you who have generously joined the call to DONATE TO REASON RIGHT THE HELL NOW have taken full advantage of the donation form's call to leave "comments, suggestions, or questions." For instance, several of ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.,  Al Sharpton,  Barack Obama,  Reason Magazine,  Peter Bagge

UFC 105: Coming Through In Spades

Entering UFC 105, there were six UK fighters who clocked in as betting-line underdogs. Of those six, four emerged victorious, with three occurring on the evening’s main card. It’s been a telling statistic because there was a lot of at stake for the UFC’ ...

From MATT WELCH, Bleacher Report,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Michael Bisping,  Dan Henderson,  Georges St. Pierre,  Mike Swick

Support Reason: Because Politicians Lie, Especially on Days of the Week Ending in "d-a-y"

President Barack Obama plans to announce in next year's State of the Union address that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010 – and will downplay other new domestic spending beyond jobs programs, according to top ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  White House,  Bill Clinton,  U.S. Republican Party

Friday Fun Link

This is so rad. Even better may be the time when Doc Ellis tried to hit every batter he faced. I think it was against the Reds; he hit like the first four guys or so, walked the next because he "failed" to bean him, and then hit the next batter. ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  13 Nov 2009

Because When You Support Reason, Someone Who Hates You Throws Up a Little in His Mouth

Since your contribution is tax deductible that means your hard-earned money won't be stolen by Big Government and given to a bunch of dusky welfare leeches with no marketable skills. Instead your cash contribution will pay the salaries of a bunch ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  The Economist,  U.S. Republican Party

More Than Meets The Eye: The Onus on Ross Pearson and James Wilks

Historically, The Ultimate Fighter has always been a tool to give any ho-hum mixed martial arts prospect the chance of a lifetime: to compete for the sport’s top fight promotion. Winning the reality series is a feat in it’s own, but I’d say it’s even ...

From MATT WELCH, Bleacher Report,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Forrest Griffin,  Rashad Evans,  Diego Sanchez,  Georges St. Pierre,  Michael Bisping

Get Us to 500 Donors, Or That's the Last You'll See of Lobster Girl

Take a good long look at this blog post. Do you notice a woman kissing a lobster? For longtime readers of the site, Lobster Girl is a familiar, even comforting presence. Now move your eyes to the upper right-hand corner of the main blog page. ...

From MATT WELCH, Hit and Run,  12 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Steve Smith,  National Rifle Association,  Hillary Rodham Clinton

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