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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Schadenfreude: Lib Encounters the Regulatory State
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I cannot contain the joy that I feel as I write this blog entry. Matt Yglesias--writer for Slate.com, left of center gadfly, and hero to the "Too Cool For School" set--has posted a piece in which he decries the waste and inefficiency involved in setting up a small business in the District of Columbia. Generally a fan of the regulatory state, Mr. Yglesias is apparently not so much so when it comes to his own wishes. Delicious. Simply delicious.
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The Fish: The fish is a "coat of arms" for the blog, symbolizing three formative influences in the life of the blog founder. The first is his experience at the University of Virginia--symbolized most importantly by the fish itself, or a caricature of a "Wahoo", the fish we have acquired as an informal nickname. Additionally there is the sword, the sword of a Cavalier. It is not wielded in a threatening manner, as this is a civil blog. But it is there, should it be needed. Thirdly, there is the influence of 21 years in the Navy--symbolized by the anchor on the Wahoo's fin (and again, the sword) . Finally, there is the bowler, tuxedo, and monocle, symbols of a refined, intellectual conservatism, or what I seek to encourage here.
The Policy: I take FULL responsibility for what I write. I will not be held responsible for the content of my comments section--as long as it is civil and passes my own inscrutable sniff tests, it will appear. If the comment offends you, that is on you.
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1 comment:
Poor Matt was seeking "autonomy and prosperity" yet found DC's government regulations thwarting him; as my old buddy GDA, Jr., used to say, "Hard cheese."
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