Meanwhile on the Imperial Subway

Critique of The Phantom Menace

Via Tyler Cowen, a wonderfully genius 70-minute review...

Where were you when the death star fell?

(be sure to watch through "controlled demolition")

...not to mention the fact that two missles were able to blow up the entire death star. Seriously, in all of recorded history no death star has ever been brought down by just two missles. There had to be explosives planted inside the death star. There is no way to two missles could have brought down the death star.

And don't even get me started on whether or not the emperor was born within the Galactic Federation Planets...

Star Wars and counterinsurgency

DIA with an amusing summary of the debate.

Too big to fail

Heir to the revolution?

Yoda voice: Sigh. Told you, I did. Senior citizen is he. Now matters are worse.

Obi-Wan: That geezer was our last hope.

Yoda: No. There is another.

Dr. Ron Paul's son, Dr. Rand Paul, 46, may run for Senate in Kentucky...



Polling numbers... we need polling numbers!  If it takes off, I pledge to follow this race with only a moderate degree of obsession.

Because, well, seriously, it's exactly what the GOP needs... something to get more young people excited and interested in shaping the party's direction again.

Happy Star Wars Day

...always. Don't groan too hard, it's been recorded in the British House of Commons.

Rejected Star Wars action figures

More here.