http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/ A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on policy, culture and other current events by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar. en-us 2008-06-28T11:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1214132251.shtml Why are you reading this here and not at the new site?---... Kip 2008-06-22T10:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1213458623.shtml Happy Father's Day to all those with standing to celebrate it.... Kip 2008-06-15T10:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1212919444.shtml This is complicated, so try to pay attention.... Kip 2008-06-08T10:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1211712007.shtml I'm spending this long weekend finally going through years' worth of old travel and family photos and videotapes to get them onto digital media for my parents.... Kip 2008-05-25T10:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1211039525.shtml Remember the scene early in Superman: The Movie where Marlon Brando retorts to Trevor Howard: "You would accuse me of insurrection?"... Kip 2008-05-18T10:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1210505431.shtml John McCain recently gave a speech in which he promised, unsurprisingly, to appoint "conservative" judges who would refrain from engaging in "judicial activism."... Kip 2008-05-11T11:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1209899650.shtml As the presidential campaign switches focus from the Iraq War to the economy, the candidates increasingly remind us about the importance of the availability, not just of jobs, but of "good... Kip 2008-05-04T11:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1209296793.shtml It's been quite a while since we had any dancing here on Sunday CuteTuber™. And after such an intense post last Sunday (not to mention yesterday), I think we... Kip 2008-04-27T11:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1208660662.shtml I've been accused, yet again, of having an inordinate fondness for Catholic-bashing.... Kip 2008-04-20T11:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1208064643.shtml One of Hillary Clinton's "million ideas that the country can't afford" comes from her silly ode to nanny-statism, It Takes a Village (with emphasis on "nanny"):... Kip 2008-04-13T05:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207455880.shtml Following up from last week, what should a guy who fears that he is "undesirable, undatable, unhappy, and uncool" do to help improve his social life?... Kip 2008-04-06T04:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1206800884.shtml I had planned to run this recent Dilbert panel as a Sidebar Sidetrack, but never got around to it:... Kip 2008-03-30T10:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1206245545.shtml What better way to acknowledge the solemnity of Easter Sunday than with junk food?... Kip 2008-03-23T07:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1205668379.shtml In recogntion of St. Patrick's Day, let's learn about Ireland from a real Irish guy:... Kip 2008-03-16T11:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1205066016.shtml Let's stick with the "magic" theme for at least another week:... Kip 2008-03-09T12:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1204428540.shtml With all the talk nowadays about economic slowdowns, housing bubbles, subprime crises and such, I thought I would pay homage to those more radical libertarians who insist that we should return... Kip 2008-03-02T12:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1203814483.shtml When I said that February was Coming Out Month here at Sunday CuteTuber™, I didn't necessarily mean "coming out" as gay:... Kip 2008-02-24T07:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1203177650.shtml It's Coming Out Month here at Sunday CuteTuber™.... Kip 2008-02-17T11:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1202647356.shtml It's Coming Out Month here at Sunday CuteTuber™.... Kip 2008-02-10T12:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1201986807.shtml A challenge I face all too rarely is when I find a YouTuber to feature, but can't decide on a video (i.e., because he's made more than one that I'd like... Kip 2008-02-03T12:02+00:00