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Alert the media -- I'm going to say something nice about Jimmy Carter. And a normally libertarian-baiting writer actually has something nice to say (in an offhand way) about deregulation. The subject of both our departures: the deregulation of beer, which has given us such an explosion of brands and styles and tastes:

Even without Christina Romer there, Washington will still be the center of stupidity:

If you want to know why us libertarian types are skeptical of the government's ability to prevent housing market bubbles, well, I give you Exhibit 9,824:  the government's new $1000 down housing program.

You know, I always did think they looked like Hoosiers:

Like many around the state, two American icons are eagerly awaiting the start of the state fair next month — in fact the nation's most famous farm couple will be first in line.

1960s NASA: We will get to the moon! Today's NASA: We will make Muslims feel good!

Things are tough all over:

The recession has directly hit more than half of the nation's working adults, pushing them into unemployment, pay cuts, reduced hours at work or part-time jobs, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

A misplaced modifier will give you a funny sentence nine times out of 10. "Man shot by officer in good condition" says the Indianapolis Star headline. All the officers in poor condition were undoubtedly at the donut shop.

As the national debt tops $13 trillion for the first time (a grim milestone, indeed), a reminder of the GWB and BHO contributions to the mess:

Since the beginning of the 2000?s, the national debt has increased by $7,274,735,146,661.64, more in a period of ten years than in the previous 211 year history of the Republic.

Well, this is big if it's true. Fox News is reporting that Mark Souder will resign as 3rd District U.S. representative today "after it came to light that he was conducting an affair with a female staffer who worked in his district office."

Multiple senior House sources indicated that the extent of the affair would have landed Souder before the House Ethics Committee.

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Here's an Indiana quiz for you. What court case does Indiana Supreme Court Chief justice Randall T. Shepard call the most important in state history? This one:

In 1816, the Indiana Constitution was formed, forbidding slavery. The practice continued, however, until a young woman from the Vincennes area put the constitution to the test by suing for her freedom.

God, they never stop. Not only do they keep ratcheting up the control . . .