We hope you enjoyed the conversation between myself and Philalawyer, author of the brilliant tome Happy Hour is for Amateurs:  a lost decade in the world’s worst profession. You will find a lot of the same ethos expressed on his site also expressed by the writers on this one.

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To give you a flavor for the site, here are our contributors followed by posts that best show their perspective on what’s going on in the world.

Evil Conservative

I’m a conservative from New York City who has been passionate about politics since the age of eleven.

This is somewhat of a prequel to the recent conversation with Philalawyer - a back and forth we had on the Rudius Media Message Board back in December

My review of the Speaker’s Series debate between Karl Rove and James Carville

Why I’m glad we lost in 2008 (and to a certain extent 2006)

A possible solution to reform health care in the context of the uniqueness of America’s capitalist society

http://twitter.com/Evil_Con

Gary

The founder of this site that’s now considered too big to fail.  He is proud to be leaving the legacy of a large carbon footprint for the rest of the world.

• A functional definition of capitalism
• Thoughts on the banning of Michael Savage from Britain
• If you enjoy wearing head-turning apparel like the new I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell t-shirts, you may want to check some of these out from TvM’s Premium Sponsor

Jeff

• Meticulous (and amusing) reviews every episode of 24.
• There are many implications to court decisions like this that have nothing to do with religion and everything to do with freedom in other areas of life.
• Interesting article on the Russian Army and a link to Jeff’s auxiliary blog on International Affairs

Carnivore

Here are a few samples of posts that might cover his range… gun range that is. Most posts are related to the Second Amendment. The only thing that prevents him from going postal is his collection of firearms.

• An FAQ on firearms only without the questions. Carnivore will be the one asking questions around here.
• A kick-ass weapon.
• The importance of the Heller decision

First Ringer

The internet shockingly reveals that we are ruled by naked emperors

A tight eulogy of Robert McNamara

Why an “Option C” isn’t working right now and a better strategy for third parties – they need to get on base and move the runners locally instead of looking for the Ross Perot/Jesse Ventura 5-run home runs

How California’s economic environment could be a preview for America as a whole

For those of you who are aspiring bloggers and freelance writers – check this out

Steam Valve – Female lawyer, ex-urbanite now living and working in beautiful rural Minnesota.

• So America can’t spend its way out of debt??
• At least buildings won’t be subjected to degradation and abuse by their owners

SD63 served on the State Senate District 63 Executive Committee for the Republican Party of Minnesota from 2004 through 2008 and ran his own blog “SD63″ until retiring that to join TvM.

• You’ve probably seen this letter, but it’s awesome to read again
• Find out where your stimulus money is going

Paul is a libertarian and traditionalist against communism, fascism, MTV, and any other form of tyranny. He reads too much, has no discernible sense of humor, and lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota.

• An illustration of The Obama Plan
• The Consensus Among Economists
• Reconsidering Red and Blue

Mr. D is a Cheesehead, suburban Catholic boy making his way through the world, sometimes erratically, as a Copywriter and Recovering Liberal Arts Major.

• The Stimulus Stampede
• Working Blue
• The Gifts the Obamas gave to the leaders of the G20

Lloyd is an 18th century liberal – exactly what you’d expect a skateboarding, Reagan-loving, monopoly-hating, late 80’s hardcore punk to grow up to be.

A REALLY interesting health care compromise between a public plan and private plans to be experimented by a state

Parts One and Two are good, but Part Three is a relentless series of questions that Single Payer Supporters need to answer. If you want to show you’re the smartest guy during a discussion of health care, ask these questions.

A warning about the vacuum Bush and Obama’s popularity collapses will leave as opportunity for better leaders… or much of the same ones.

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