Happy Friday — Hope you have great weekend plans and have a great time. We have found a couple of positive things for you today.  Hope you enjoy, and thanks for stopping in for a look. ______________________________________________________________________ The Arab Spring and American Ideals This morning’s Wall St Journal prints a column by George W. Bush [...]

We have returned from Vegas, full of new trading ideas and other great ways to lose money. We managed to get in before the heat of the day fully rolled on, nonetheless we downed 6 quarts of Gatorade and water in the 340mile trip, and never had to stop for other than to drink more.  [...]

  As previously stated, we are engaged with a conference on securities trading this week (yes, in Las Vegas), so Owl postings are unscheduled. This one seemed worthwhile. Godfather Politics isn’t our first choice for commentary, but in many ways he gets it right this time.  Many of us are very discouraged with Romney as [...]

We are uncertain as to what went wrong with the previous post, but thanks to all of you who dropped a note to inform us of the problem.  Hopefully this fixes it. Happy Friday from the staff and management of The Owl. Today we are celebrating the third anniversary of the repeal of Arizona’s concealed [...]

Happy Friday from the staff and management of The Owl. Today we are celebrating the third anniversary of the repeal of Arizona’s concealed carry law.  Out here, it’s concealed or open, permit or not. So we are lighting a candle and printing some gun humor.  If you have a favorite quote on the subject, send [...]

Lugar and the 17th Amendment Argument There is a background argument that floats up near the surface every so often, usually when a long-serving Senator gets trounced, that goes something like this:  The 17th amendment, which institutes popular election of Senators, rather than appointment by state legislatures, has resulted in the unintended consequence of Senators [...]

Happy Wednesday from your friends at The Owl.  Much to discuss today, so off we go: ___________________________________________________ ‘Shut Up’ They Explained We have posted a number of times on the subject of the intolerance of most institutions of higher education, but the subject seems to be a gift that keeps on giving. Today’s adventure features [...]

Good Morning from the Staff & Management of The Owl.  We hope you are off to a good day, and that we can do a small part to make it better. ____________________________________________________________ Moral Infrastructure Crumbling, Too Thomas Sowell  has an excellent column on our crumbling moral infrastructure: The 14th Amendment? What is the Constitution or [...]

Good morning and happy Monday.  We hope your week is off to a great start. ________________________________________________________ Have You Met Julia? A new campaign ad from the Obama bunch has caught the attention of right wing commentators across the country. Prez O’s campaign has created a web ad that tells the story of “Julia” from age [...]