noreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Mon, 18 May 2026 03:21:22 -0500Blogger http://www.blogger.com2890125http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/en-usnonoreply@blogger.comhttp://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-last-blog-post-dont-be-safe.htmlclichesdead peoplefree advicesafetyworknoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sun, 12 Apr 2015 11:32:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-6816611999021281360 This is a tough one to write, for emotional, physical, and coordination reasons.... A few months ago, I started having problems driving, walking, and accomplishing basic tasks.  After a quick trip to the ER,I was diagnosed with some nasty brain tumors. So this is it, folks..... Starting this website has been one of the best decisions I've ever made.  I't's gotten me politically 12http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/03/barack-is-going-to-ohio-to-increase-our.htmlbarack obamaBarackagandacleveland ohiomanufacturingOhiosolved problemsworknoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sat, 21 Mar 2015 18:28:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-5772802792588061562 You may not have read about it because he wasn't accompanied with his usual wave of unemployment, disaster, debt and racial discord, but Barack recently visited Ohio. Here's an article that the good folks at Industry Week recently sent me. President Obama will be in Cleveland, Ohio, today to talk about his plan to strengthen U.S. manufacturing by investing in new technology .O, God, God 1http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/03/you-might-not-respect-man-but-youve-got.htmlpoliticianspresidentsworshipnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:56:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-7833014209814929760 Any time I hear someone say "You might not respect the president, but you have to respect the office," I'm tempted to respond with "You might not respect Prince Charles, but you have to respect the office." "You might not respect Fidel, but you've got to respect the office of Cuban Dicatator for life." "You might not have liked Pope Pius XXII, or any other pope, but you gotta respect the 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/03/you-really-arent-that-big-of-deal.htmlcause and effectcon gamesglobal coolingglobal warminggullibilityripoffsnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:01:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-117592574343599757 The Sun is 864,400 miles (1,391,000 kilometers) across. This is about109 times the diameter of Earth. The Sun weighs about 333,000 times as much as Earth. It is so large that about 1,300,000 planet Earths can fit inside of it.   The innermost layer of the sun is the core. With a temperature of 15 million kelvins (27 million degrees Fahrenheit) The outermost layer 1http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-real-scandal-of-hillary-clintons.htmlbad to worsebarack obamaemailsforeign policyhackershillaryliarsliesnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sun, 8 Mar 2015 18:37:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1392489584331279136 When She Whose Name Is Not Spoken (The Hildebeast, Hillary Clinton) was Secretary of State, she was supposed to only use a government email account, and nothing but a government email account.  You know, hackers, spies, terrorists, and the like could possibly hack into her Hildebeast@aol.com emails without anyone being the wiser.   Instead, Hillary used a private account. She was 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/03/global-warming-biggest-religion-that-no.htmlclimate changeglobal coolingglobal warmingreligionsStrange Consistency Of Beliefs And Behaviornoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:15:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-2855555671851949060 I'm not the first person to notice that Climate Change Advocacy is taking on characteristics of a religion.  Go here. I could've made my own list, but the one at the link works well. Original sin: Mankind is responsible for the prophesied disasters, especially those of us who live in suburbs and drive our SUVs to strip malls and chain restaurants. The need for atonement and repentance0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/01/in-praise-of-mario-cuomo.htmldead peopleDemocratseulogiesNew Yorkpoliticianssamizdataunions and other monopoliesnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:44:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-2465144269343078205 Go here to enjoy Samizdata's Perry Metzger opening a can of whoop-ass and sprinkling it on the grave of Mario Cuomo.  "I encourage all to mourn his loss in whatever manner they feel appropriate." Good job, sir.    0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-charlie-hebdo-cartoons-of-muhammad.htmlcartoonscensorshipcowardsmohammedmormonismReligionterrorismthat which I don't know much about but know what I likeThe Religion of Peacenoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Wed, 7 Jan 2015 07:26:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1730412533455211673 12 people were recently killed in a cowardly terrorist attack on the office of the French satirical newspaper "Charlie Hebdo".    These are the cartoons of Muhammad / Mohammad / that supposedly caused the bombing.  Compared to works like "Piss Christ", or portraits of the Virgin Mary made of elephant manure, they're pretty tame.  Has it occurred to anyone 2http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2015/01/a-free-market-prayer-for-new-year.htmlfree market rantsgratitudepencilprayerrent seeking bahaviornoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Mon, 5 Jan 2015 18:01:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-7077337235323739141 Sometime around Christmas I went out to eat with some old-time old-school friends that I hadn't seen for a while.  We chose a Mexican restaurant (and the food was amazing).  I got a massive amount of burritos, tostadas, rice, beans, chips, queso, and I forget what else for only $10.95.  Everyone else got a similar bounty for their bucks.  My friends at the table are not 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-couple-of-questions-about-jackie.htmlgrievance studiesjournalistsprivilegerapesuggestionsvictimologynoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:09:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-523144432916681429 For those who have been in a media blackout for the last few weeks, Rolling Stone magazine (one of the guiding lights of my adolescence), screwed up and published an unreliable account of a gruesome frat-house rape at the University Of Virginia.  A young lady named "Jackie" was supposedly gang-raped by seven guys.  For three hours.  During a party.  On a floor 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-group-that-killed-eric-garner-is.htmlcongressgovernment employeesgovernment monopoly on forceironypolicepots calling kettlesnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:21:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-4523667176601102832 Sometime yesterday, Congressional staffers (government employees) walked out on their jobs to the front steps of the House of Representatives to protest the laws (written by themselves) that led to the death (at the hands of other government employees) who were enforcing the will of government employees. Instead of meaningless symbolic gestures, why don't they protest by making it legal to sell0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-only-have-24-months-to-save-planet.htmlAl Goreclimate changefailglobal warminglate for the partyPredictions of Apocalyptic CollapseScared to Deathtipping pointsnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:48:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1524946318328745728 Go here.  Trust me, just hit that link.  I'll be here when you get back.  (As long as you do it within 24 months, or to be exact, within 630 days, or 15,120 hours of December 10th, 2014.)  We'll all be past the tipping point after that.  Here's the link again.  I know how you folks are about hitting links.  If we've passed that horrific date (December 1http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-firing-drunk-temps.htmlalcoholismbourbonemploymentrace cardrace relationsworknoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Mon, 8 Dec 2014 19:08:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1333765237471233793 The City Of Fort Worth's Human Relations Commission sent me a letter a few days ago. It marked the end of a long, tiresome, wasteful process that hit on employment law, civil rights, racism, ageism, skinism, alcoholism, paternalism, bureaucracies, and whether or not I should have the right to purchase the labor of whoever I dang well please.  It also touches on whether I should be 3http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/selling-loosies-vs-stealing-swisher.htmlgovernment monopoly on forcelawspolicenoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sun, 7 Dec 2014 12:01:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-7541972728137109235 About 4 years ago, I advocated something called "The Neighbor In A Cage Test" for new laws.  In short, would you be willing to put your neighbor in a cage if he refused to obey (or fund) your proposed law?  Because that's exactly what happens when your neighbors don't obey laws, no matter how stupid the laws, no matter how few people voted for them, no matter how 5http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/karl-rove-you-magnificent-bastard.htmlbad jokesBad Movie Ideasdirty trickshillaryimplosion videonoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sat, 6 Dec 2014 11:31:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-7583614806820043689 For legal, personal, ethical, campaign finance, and ridicule-protection reasons, most 2016 presidential candidates are not yet saying that they are a 2016 presidential candidate.  But political operatives are already producing attack videos cleverly designed to hurt the other side.  The actor in this video is a guy named Jason Tobias.  Nobody knows who really did the0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-best-libertarian-movies.htmllibertarianismMoviesrepublicrats and demoblicansV For Vendettanoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Wed, 3 Dec 2014 18:25:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-6361315592953165304 One of the things that I like about being a "small l" libertarian and a "large L" Libertarian is the consistency of the belief system.  It's almost like being Jewish.... an ethnicity and a religion, should one choose both.  You can be a libertarian without ever voting Libertarian.  It's all the same package.  Mindset and political party, should you choose both.  4http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-phfs-potentially-hazardous-foods.htmlbureaucraciesfoodgroceriesregulationsafetyThanksgivingnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:31:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-851528977056983088 I hope all of you had a great Thanksgiving!  I know that I did....   6 parties/meals/events, and I gained about 5 pounds.  Now it's time for a rant.  My employer, Jukt Micronics, threw a Thanksgiving meal/party for the employees in each shop.  Several of the employees brought additional food from home.  The main course was something called "Carnitas",3http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-chicken-funeral.htmlanimalscaliforniafoodgroceriesprotestsWhy did God make animals out of meatnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:31:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1911323417014730461 Here's an interesting protest video.  These protesters are from Direct Action Everywhere.   In the video, they go into a supermarket, reverently and carefully select a (dead) processed chicken, put it in a little black coffin, and then harangue the other grocery shoppers with rants and speeches that their selections "are not food, they are violence".&2http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/happy-thanksgiving-hope-you-were.htmlChinaCommunismfree market rantsholidaysThanksgivingnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:06:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1661966504022900641 “Any man worth his salt would fight for his home but only a damn fool would fight for his boarding house.”                                                 2http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/who-belongs-on-mount-rushmore.htmlDon BoudreauxeconomicsheroesKoch BrothersMilton FriedmanNorman BorlaugWal-Martnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:23:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-1559391448335645590 David Henderson, of The Library Of Economics And Liberty, has made the unlikely claim that Warren Harding belongs on Mount Rushmore.  In addition to letting Eugene Debs out of prison, Harding also was ahead of his time on racial issues.  Here's a quote from Henderson's post: Instead of attempting to suppress the black vote, he was a Republican, who, in 1921, made a speech in 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/liberty-vs-democracy.htmlcontradictionsdefinitionsdemocracyimmigration policylibertynoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Mon, 24 Nov 2014 07:29:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-8226285140562970794 Here are variations on a hypothetical question I've been asking myself for the last few months....  Would you rather live under a benevolent dictatorship that respected property rights, human rights, and economic liberty?  Or would you prefer to live and work in a democracy, where the avid readers of People, Vogue, Duck Dynasty Monthly and The New York Times can vote 0http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/van-jones-and-mockingjay.htmlbar tabsCNNhunger gamesnational debtrich peopleSocialismvan jonesnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Fri, 21 Nov 2014 16:23:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-2872007594390083310 Former Marxist/Communist Van Jones (who was booted from Obama's advisory team for being a former Marxist/Communist) has written a silly review of the new film "Mockingjay".  For those without a young daughter, the Hunger Games/Mockingjay series is about a dystopian future where the children of the outlying regions are forced into gladiatorial combat for the purpose of entertaining the 1http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/11/lets-knock-dust-off-this-thing.htmlgetting startednoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:59:00 -0600tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-6195494300235533263 Testing.... 1,2,3, testing.... Keyboard..... works Internet connection.... works Outrage beyond any reasonable sense of proportion....  oh yes It appears that everything still works.  I'm coming into the slow season at work.  It's time to knock the dust off this thing !!!   3http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/07/four-charts-that-will-tell-you-all-you.htmlfailure to perform miraclesLBJpovertysubsidiesThe Government In A Cavalry Uniformwelfarenoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:49:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-6892676632903157215 Here's a chart that I've probably posted a dozen times.  It shows how poverty was dying nicely, all on its own, until LBJ declared war on it.  Then poverty started feeling better, was taken off life support, and is now doing quite well.    Here's another chart showing the amount spent by Federal anti-poverty agencies per poor household in 2011.  It comes1http://thewhitedsepulchre.blogspot.com/2014/07/elizabeth-warrens-11-commandments-of.htmlclassical liberalismdefinitionsElizabeth Warrenprogressivesten commandmentswhited sepulchresnoreply@blogger.com (The Whited Sepulchre)Sat, 19 Jul 2014 11:36:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-3895399785957803409 Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Moses Of Massachusetts, recently spent some quality time with Jehovah atop Mt. Sinai, and came down from the mountaintop with "The 11 Commandments Of Progressivism".  Please stop your revelry, quit worshipping the Golden Calf, and join me in critiquing Ms. Warren's commandments.... First, let's straighten out some terminology.  The 5