A few random observations

Every time I see a post about the Liz Mair fiasco, my brain tries to read the name as Liz Phair -- as if Scott Walker could ever be cool enough to hire her as a consultant.

Those who want to abandon regulation remind me of those who want to abandon vaccines. The solution has worked so well that we've forgotten how bad the problems were that made us need that solution in the first place.

Some people, once their own group achieves liberation, try to pull up the ladder behind themselves to prevent others from climbing it after them.  They merely wanted to join the elect, not abolish it.

Anti-Semitism is like racism in that, if you feel a need to specify that what you're about to say isn't anti-Semitic, it probably is.

Oh, and happy new year!