All of you tend to remember the Czar’s writings better than he does, so there is probably little value in reminding you about the Czar’s skepticism regarding life based on arsenic biology. We suggested you assume—unlike the press—that this was … Continue reading →
Let us answer your critical questions on the new Spider-Man movie. Q. My husband wants to buy a llama for the home. Can this movie help us determine whether this is a good idea? A. This movie makes it quite … Continue reading →
‘Puter said this every day for fouryears of Jesuit high school to GorT and OEV. That is, when ‘Puter wasn’tfighting off giant purple spiders, whichis another story entirely. In the immortal words of Eric Cartman, “I. Am. So. Pissed. Off. … Continue reading →
President Obama seems intent on refocusing the debate away from the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and away from Fast & Furious (that’s still kicking around, right?) and away from job numbers that aren’t even keeping pace with population growth and … Continue reading →
Hey Czar, remember when Confucius* used to put up all these bizarre YouTube videos that were weird and quirky but somehow totally watchable? Indeed we do. And while we are not a terribly Œcumenical kind of Czar, we can try. … Continue reading →
The democrats have tried to spin the Scott Walker recall election in a number of different ways. Many of GorT’s liberal friends on Facebook like to point out that the Republicans outspent the Democrats in some skewed proportion – some … Continue reading →
When he isn’t bad-mouthing Republicans for not funding science enough while politely wondering why Democrats don’t seem to fund science at all, the Bad Astronomer manages to present some great science. Here is a great analysis (and is quite easy … Continue reading →
So Mitt Romney outsourced a whole bunch of jobs to poor people when he was governor, except he didn’t. But that’s okay, because the Obama campaign is going to keep running with that. Mitt needs just a couple of these … Continue reading →
FotG Michael McDonald found this for the Czar, which totally entertained him. And so your Czar shares it with you. Some minor tough language, so teens and up only. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и … Continue reading →
St. Thomas More, in happier days.You know. Those days when heactually had a head. On this day in 1535, that rat-bastard Henry VIII of England had St. Thomas More beheaded on Tower Hill for the heinous crime of refusing to … Continue reading →
Kim Strassel has her finger on the pulse of American Politics… As you know, Megan McArdle is ‘Puter’s Blogosphere Girlfriend. Dr. J.’s, journo-crush is political editor, Kim Strassel over at the Wall Street Journal. Today, she writes one of two … Continue reading →
Yet another sign of the looming apocalypse. Dr. J. was listening to the New Atlantis AM AM guy on the radio today on the drive to work, and this Businessweek article became the target of ridicule. Apparently the Yankee Candle … Continue reading →
Oh, Dat Ho, it’s a twister!You call him derecho, lady. First of all, a big shout out to the service folks who, by trade, are required to work in this summer heat – the police, firemen, EMS, water, gas and … Continue reading →
The Galactic Senate also voted away its citizens’ freedom… Dr. J. has said many times (and use our De Gormogonorum Mysteriis to search if you don’t believe him) that if you want high quality healthcare at the lowest costs possible, the … Continue reading →
GorT wants to know why the term derecho is used to describe a particular type of storm. In fact, Spanish words are used as a lingua franca although they sound Greek to him. Here are some of the Spanish terms … Continue reading →
To pull a thread from ‘Puter’s latest post, the spin about the “derecho” storm that hit parts of the east coast of the United States this past Friday night has spiraled and inflamed the climate change debate. The usual spin … Continue reading →
‘Puter keeps a mental list of things that piss him off, and periodically shares them with his close friends. By close friends, ‘Puter means “anyone standing within earshot when he encounters something that pisses him off.” Here are a few … Continue reading →
Like Odin, G’Kar lost an eye and gained wisdom… By way of a post script, Jamie Jeffords, over at The Eye of Polyphemus, a law school grad takes a stab at it. The cynic in me thinks the Supreme Court … Continue reading →
I‘m not Herzog is the kind of guy you can expect to take apart a car, put it back together, and say “Here is how you improve this.” Like just about everybody else, he has an opinion or two on … Continue reading →
Never trust the guy who says, “I will be Chancellor…” Dr. J. has yet to discuss the Obamacare decision because he was out of town, but more on that later. He wanted the opportunity to read Chief Justice Robert’s decision … Continue reading →
Hello, children. Well, you probably wonder what your Mandarin has been up to in the lab lately. So here are some videos documenting what goes on in the Castle basement: What happens to marshmallows when subjected to a vacuum? Let‘s … Continue reading →
This guy and his coworkers, standing inneverending underground rivers of your shit,have saved more lives than Dr. Jonas Salk. ‘Puter’s been observing others’ behavior recently. Generally, ‘Puter concluded that many people are jerks. More specifically, ‘Puter concluded that … Continue reading →
Many of us here in the DC area are dealing with frustrating power outages. GorT lost power when the “derecho” storm hit late Friday night, regained power late the next evening only to lose it again Sunday afternoon (after partially … Continue reading →
Conservatives, to say the least, are deeply divided over the Roberts opinion. Right-wing pundits are equally divided, even ones who normally agree with each other on everything. Over here at the Big G, the minions seem equally divided…and there is … Continue reading →
Need cheering up? Read this thought by Borepatch. And that oughta do it. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and … Continue reading →
When you stop by the Castle, askto see Mandy’s extensive collectionof things that are simultaneously liveand dead. Just don’t get too close. By now, much ink has been spilled by people far more intelligent than ‘Puter weighing in on Chief … Continue reading →
Does it strike you well-informed readers as odd that 68% of Americans blame George W. Bush fo the economy? After all, the 2008 economic meltdown happened with only a few short months of the Bush presidency left, but has been … Continue reading →
Well, if you happen to need a lot of hooey, you can always grab a handful of the Los Angeles Times. What a jerk. He hates all the good things about Europe, like chronic unemployment, shoddy craftsmanship, and suicidal debt. … Continue reading →
Okay, so Eric Holder was found in contempt of Congress! Dude, you really screwed up. Bad.(REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque) So now what happens? Actually, a lot, and not a lot. The crazy irony is that when a person is found in contempt … Continue reading →
The Czar, as you know, is not the kind of guy who relies on hysteria for very long. This evening, he read the Supreme Court’s decision, written by Justice Roberts. What we find there is not a total capitulation, but … Continue reading →
Note: this is actually a combined post between the Inscrutable Mandarin and the Czar of Muscovy. Heads up, Americans: today’s SCOTUS decision is actually good news for conservatives, and Justice Roberts knows the Constitution better than your average Congressperson. Surprised? … Continue reading →
I really wasn’t planning on writing about Aaron Sorkin or “Newsroom” and all the hoopla that is surrounding it. I could really care less – I don’t watch it and actually don’t subscribe to HBO. It didn’t pass the cost-benefit … Continue reading →
Two great writers of note take time out to visit the Castle. Down at the lounge, enjoying something called a zombie killer, was Borepatch, who said (among other things): I love the “scienterrific” neologism! I would just point out that … Continue reading →
Are you threatening me, master choreographer? It’s that time of year again… The Lil Resident is heading to the Palmetto State for a national dance tournament. She and her team are defending their title from last year. Clan J. is … Continue reading →
Well, one thing you’ve noticed is that between the bunch of us Gormogons, we speak over 1,000 languages. This is a good thing. Someone, maybe Napoleon, said a person who knows two languages is twice the person. Maybe—Napoleon said a … Continue reading →
I want everything….now! And for free! To piggyback off ‘Puter’s earlier post today, it seems like people in this country have a number of unrealistic expectations. First, for our children. Yes, we all want the best for them. They should … Continue reading →
If everybody’s super, no one is. ‘Puter frequently rails against the American education system, for what it has done and what it has failed to do. ‘Puter frequently blames teachers’ unions, teachers and administrators for the system’s problems. Certainly, each … Continue reading →
In a landmark pop psychology study that took over 10 minutes, “researchers” have concluded that pre-teen girls like Justin Bieber, which will surprise no one who has even remotely heard of children. Hey, Beliebers: ask your mom if she loved … Continue reading →
Sorry folks: due to something GorT probably did, the following essay did not publish over the weekend as intended. You enjoy it now, yes? There aren’t a lot of pictures on executive privilege. Here is a baby bunny instead. A … Continue reading →
Special Operative Brass is one of the Castle weaponsmithies, and he reminds us: Dear Dread and Frightful Czar, The reason the EPA dropped the ban [proposed for lead bullets, referenced here] was the Republicans in Congress actually grew a pair … Continue reading →
Friends don’t let friends watch soccer… As many of you know, our beloved ‘Puter is a soccer fan (or football, as they say across the pond). Indeed, he has been known to go to the local pub for Guinness (It’s … Continue reading →
Those are not the three branches you are looking for… The Supreme Court upheld provision 2B of the Arizona Immigration law 9-0, meaning that Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Ginsberg found the provision constitutional. 2B is the proviso that reiterates Federal … Continue reading →
One thing that Dr. J. learned from Dungeon’s and Dragons was to stay away from Will-o-the-Wisps Clan J. went to the moves this evening to take in Pixar’s latest, Brave. It was the first non-sequel movie from Pixar since Up, … Continue reading →
The Czar attended an open house for an outdoor rifle and pistol range this weekend, much as he has done for the last few years. This particular weekend though found the place overwhelmed with attendees. Yeah, this event is crowded … Continue reading →
Ms. Brigid writes your Czar: A hint on what to get me. I know—I can be tough to shop for. But this time around, I’m making it easy on you. Instead of falling back on a gift card—or cash—you can … Continue reading →
Hey, look what Volgi has EmilyG doing at the Castle! The Czar doesn’t get this stuff, but has to admit this is a neat trick. We need to get pictures of what happened with the lawn darts and bowl of … Continue reading →
It is wrong to gloat over the misfortune of another’s tragedies, but to be clear, the Czar can do anything he wants. And he is sated that Jerry Sandusky was found guilty on 45 counts. And we have some controversial … Continue reading →
…there is a hole in your lawsuit… Mrs. Dr. J. brought this headline to Dr. J.’s attention as an aside during our morning cup of coffee as we were discussing the potential problems Catholic hospitals are facing due to the … Continue reading →
It is troubling when you see and hear an elected senator completely and blatantly misrepresent either intentionally or not the facts. Case in point (h/t to the folks over at Above Top Secret) – Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO). Watch the … Continue reading →
Interestingly, political junkies on both the Left and the Right each seem to have a major misconception about the Hispanic voters in the country. Fair is fair, and let us explain them both. Owners of these small businesses want lower … Continue reading →
As reported today via multiple news outlets: Democrats went on the offensive Thursday over the contempt proceedings against Attorney General Eric Holder, with the White House calling the campaign a “fishing expedition” and Nancy Pelosi accusing Republicans of targeting Holder … Continue reading →
The affable and strong-of-backbone Nightfly writes in to color in some of our sketches on media bias: Hello, Your Dreaded Awfulness – Many years ago, I took a number of journalism classes in college. Thankfully, the first of my professors … Continue reading →
You can’t vote yourself rich, despite what the public sector unions tell you. Nor is any government provided benefit “free,” despite taxpayer funded ads such as these, intended to drum up demand for “free health care” for your kids. New … Continue reading →
GorT has used one of his 14 OLED displays to stream the CSPAN coverage of the House Oversight Committee’s proceedings this morning into this afternoon. Yes, there is plenty of partisan rhetoric being spewed by members of both sides but … Continue reading →
Property tax hikes make puppies cry…and when puppies cry, The Czar gets angry(er than usual). Gentle Readers, Thanks to 32 of 40 city councilmen, the citizens of New Atlantis are the proud recipients of a brand new 13% property tax … Continue reading →
The objective media is balanced, provided you ignore that tilt to the left. Much ado is being made over MSNBC’s reprehensible editing of Mitt Romney’s comments on the free market, in which his contrast between the simplicity of ordering a … Continue reading →
Wrong, so very wrong… The Tony Stark/Pinkie Pie comparison is disturbingly spot on. h/t My Little Brony Dr. J.
Continue reading →This scary clown picture has nothingto do with ‘Puter’s post. Clowns justfreak ‘Puter right the heck out, so‘Puter thought he’d share. ‘Puter’s had a medical personnel filled day today as he transported ‘Puter, Jr. hither and yon to get his face … Continue reading →
Buddy has been a source of strength to Mrs. Romney and helped her recover as she was in remission from MS. We wish him the best of luck in London. Katerina Trinko has a nice article today at NRO about … Continue reading →
Three musings. Well, it looks like the not-adolescent party won the Greek elections, and some serious reforms are coming along to save Greece, Europe, and even partly American economy, right? Not so fast: there are strong indications that the Left … Continue reading →
Hats off to FotG Jonathan Last for picking up on this post. GorT had an Atari 800 growing up and M.U.L.E. was one of his favorites. I’ve since loaded it via Atari emulators onto my Windows machines. It was a … Continue reading →
Paul Krugman is widely revered by the Left as an economic genius without rival. If Dr. Krugman utters the word, it is treated as gospel truth. In his New York Times column today, Dr. Krugman is plainly testing his believers’ … Continue reading →
The GOP. Really, you ask? You thought they were all about hate and decimating education and they couldn’t care two winks about minorities. Think again. In 2009, the Senate democrats voted to close the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program to new … Continue reading →
Elizabeth Warren’s people believed that the coyote represented the Trickster spirit in legend. Turns out, the real thing works pretty much the same way. One of the ways President Obama won his 2008 election—and all his previous ones—was by his … Continue reading →
The Europeans are Hell-bent on makinga Dresden out of their economies. ‘Puter’s concerned that most Americans do not fully comprehend the slow motion disaster unfolding before their eyes. The European Union and the Euro itself are close to collapse, which … Continue reading →
Dr. J. saw this at xkcd.com today: And in the words of Kevin Spacey’s Lex Luthor, “WRONG!” Over 30 years ago, when Dr. J. was about Lil Resident’s age, on a fine summer evening much like the one we enjoyed … Continue reading →
The Doctor will see you now, but his sonic screwdriver will be taxed as a medical device… There was a recent survey performed by the Doctor Patient Medical Association Foundation. Basically, they obtained 36,000 physician office fax numbers, delivered ~16,000 … Continue reading →
Maybe President Obama is channeling Wilford Brimley with regards to his ignorance of the enforcement of the immigration laws. Of course, one should recognize that this is a slippery slope. What happens years from now when a republican president decides … Continue reading →
In the magazine business, you have a group that decides what the layout of the cover is going to look like. Anywhere from three to five different covers are developed, each with a different image. A small group, or even … Continue reading →
Look out. Catholics don’t often mobilize, but when they do… Isn’t that rich. The President, in trying to convince Catholics that his HHS directive was not a violation of their religious freedom, enlisted the Catholic Health Association to support his … Continue reading →
“Man, I wish June was over. And we’re barely at the halfway point.” Far be it from the Czar to quote the Washington Post favorably, but even they are calling BS on the President’s immigration announcement Friday. Right in the … Continue reading →
A common occurrence in a typical liberal versus conservative debate is one where the liberal bemoans that the conservative didn’t lambast a republican (and therefore assumed to be conservative – although that’s not always true) official over an issue over … Continue reading →
There is an entire course in psychology within this 3:16 Craig Ferguson clip. All of it is right.Thanks to FotG Jonah Goldberg for alerting us to this. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, … Continue reading →
SC: “I’ll take ‘The Rapists’ for $400, ‘Puter.” GP: “Uh, Mr. Connery? That’s ‘Public Sector Unions,’ but I can see how you’dmake that mistake.” “I’ll take Obamanomics for $200, ‘Puter.” This is how the nightmare always starts, seemingly innocent enough. … Continue reading →
Be vewy, vewy quiet. Czaw’s hunting wabbits! Before we being today’s installation of ‘Puter’s Gay-tastic Totally Not Homophobic Male Bag, a bit of Gormogon history. Your Gormogons will, at random intervals, publish select minion missives as actual blog posts. ‘Puter … Continue reading →
Military strength, lower spending, lower taxes, free market capitalism and family values are the five legs to the Republican elephant. Polls continue to show incumbent Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney in a statistical tie. The Czar refers to the … Continue reading →
Cardinal Dolan of the Archdioceseof New York prepares to hostilely subjugate a Latina (!) to the Church’soppressive patriarchy, as told by MoDo. For those of you unschooled in Latin, this post’s title roughly translates to “Hey, shoemaker! Just worry about … Continue reading →
Hey, lucky readers! Know what can be even more fun than reading the Czar? Hearing a faithful reading of one his posts! Check out, and continue to check in with, the folks at Own the Narrative, in which they read … Continue reading →
Mr. Dionne shows off his home office’s“far talking thinger” and “computerizer,” two things conservatives are toostupid to understand. ‘Puter highly recommends the Democrats follow E.J. Dionne’s incandescently brilliant plan to retake the House and hold the presidency and the Senate … Continue reading →
From SMBC-Comics.com: Actually, there doesn’t appear to be an official stance by the Catholic Church on D&D or other RPGs…but it’s still funny. Dr. J.
Continue reading →Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. What’s changed is that you aren’t as nice. The Volgi and the Czar both found that we are all supposed to get ready for Occupy 2.0, a re-launched, re-branded, new logoed, … Continue reading →
So the Affordable Care Act (a/k/a ObamaCare) was intended to lower insurance premiums while increasing the number of people insured. The magic buried in the thousands of pages of legalese (once we read it to know what’s in it) was … Continue reading →
The Obama Administration has clearly come to us through the looking glass. The Czar brings up, as usual, an excellent point in that when the media sees blood in the water, they, like sharks, find it hard to resist. Typically … Continue reading →
US Commerce Secretary John Bryson was ticketed in a California hit and run, in which his car struck into two others. He took off, and was found incoherent (allegedly and possibly not) behind the wheel a short distance later. Why … Continue reading →
Conservatives and Republicans alike had an amazing week. The Czar has been saying over and over that the Right is dominating the social media scene: Twitter, Blogger, Thiser, Thatter, and (increasingly) Facebook is now becoming a vast, right-wing playground from … Continue reading →
If it all possible, protect your data by putting a physical lock on it and a little bit of loose chain as pictured. That keeps just about everybody out, unless they simply lift up the lock and move it to … Continue reading →
This is Jack MacRae, who is one of the coolest guys around. In addition to his skills at animal care, he teaches some superb survival courses and tells some pretty funny stories. Today is the Царевич’s seventh birthday, and he … Continue reading →
What does your license plate reveal about you? Unless you have a customized vanity plate, your car’s plates probably has a seemingly random series of numbers and letters. Seemingly. Actually, your license plate has a lot of encoded information in … Continue reading →
Man, what a hangover. Czar and ‘Puter were up for two days straight, celebrating Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s historic beat-down of labor unions with the fine serving wenches at the Leaping Peacock. Before you get all “‘Puter’s a sexist pig,” … Continue reading →
You might be surprised to find out, you do. Something to keep in mind when the Obama Administration touts all the “green jobs” that it has “created or saved” is how the Obama Administration is defining “green jobs”. For example, … Continue reading →
Image by Mr. Pinko at iOwnTheWorld.com via American Thinker The MandarinThe Mandarin, whose real name is 吏恆, joined the order in 1309, and introduced the Gormogons into England during the 18th Century. The Mandarin enjoys spending time with his pet … Continue reading →
There has been lots of analysis and discussion about the recall election of Gov. Walker in Wisconsin and the meaning of the outcome. We’ve done a fair amount here and it’s all worthy reading. However, regardless of how the left … Continue reading →
How the Obama campaign has been treating the press; and the press has beengetting a little tired of it. Many of us on the Right are thumping our knees with laughter over the Left’s outrageous denial that the Walker re-election … Continue reading →
Over at National Review Online, Ramesh Ponnuru discusses tomorrow’s vote to repeal Obamacare’s 2.3% tax increase on medical devices. Dr. J. loves medical devices, be they pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, PFO/ASD/VSD closure devices, stents, or ventricular assist devices. Dr. J. hopes … Continue reading →
