http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ en-us decoster@karendecoster.com 2008-05-12T20:32:18-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002903.html Maybe it's the hippie in me, but this logo is forever fantastic.... 2903@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-12T20:32:18-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002902.html 2902@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-12T16:56:32-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002901.html American Axle needs to close some plants in order to become a leaner, more competitive business for future years. Ron Gettlefinger, chief of the UAW mob, has called this "an insult." In fact, he has even taken to calling the... 2901@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-12T16:13:10-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002900.html I am down to 830 emails and hope to be at 400 or less by day's end. Sorting out my persistent email dilemma will go a long way in getting things in order and being more responsive in the future.... 2900@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-12T15:36:37-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002899.html A lot of people write me and say, "Hey, I really like your blog, but you need to open up your comments." I address it again because many people bring this up. Against my better judgment, I opened up comments... 2899@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-12T08:11:43-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002898.html Simply put, here's the quick answer for those of you who don't get it concerning Matt Welch's short-but-mischievous reign at Reason magazine (italics are mine): I believe that Reason has become overly obsessed with its conception of itself as "the... 2898@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-11T07:05:48-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002897.html This is a fascinating look at Camacari - one of the most advanced auto assembly plants in the world. Its system of supplier integration makes it perhaps the "leanest" plant in the world. Why will there never be any plants... 2897@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-11T06:39:03-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002895.html A 3-year-old Detroiter with a 20-piece, custom drum set, who jams with famous session players and assorted musicians. Julian Pavone started drumming at the age of three months, landed his first contract gig at 15 months old, and has played... 2895@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-05T22:49:46-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002893.html And I think I may have found a prosecutor that I like. Wait ... before you send me that angry email. I think it's a bad strategy, and often a statist one, to always be dissing lawyers as shysters and... 2893@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-04T21:18:16-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002894.html I blog about Reason magazine here. Some good, some bad, and much to be perplexed over. Keith Halderman has his own opinion on this thing over at the History News Network blog. When I first became a libertarian back in... 2894@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-04T19:22:13-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002891.html Insanity here is defined as $542,000, a blast-resistant body, rotating roof hatch, ten gun ports, a battering ram, a video camera with night vision, and the capability to go 75mph. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that the local... 2891@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-03T19:10:08-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002890.html This article on Taki's site takes on libertarians and their criticism of the War on Drugs. Mr. Roach sounds very authoritarian, especially when he notes that a militarized police state fighting the drug war tends to "gather up society's trash"... 2890@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-03T18:40:50-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002889.html When your five minutes of fame are over, you need to find something else to write about. The creep Weigel is still trying to keep alive his one claim to "fame." Justin Raimondo wastes no time in jumping on it.... 2889@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-03T17:59:35-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002888.html Eric Englund on the economic shitstorm created by state intervention: The Fed lowers interest rates, inflation is raging, and precious metals get hammered downward while bonds remain in a bull market. All the rules have changed. There was a time... 2888@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-03T16:57:21-05:00 http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/archives/002887.html Via Dr. Mercola, I came across this. This statement is mind-boggling: "Like discrimination based on race and gender, genetic discrimination is based on the unchangeable and -- because the information must be sought out by the offender -- is equally... 2887@http://www.karendecoster.com/blog/ 2008-05-01T21:34:15-05:00