The Liberal Media Bubble Project (LMBP): Today, The Cato Institute

In a previous post I proposed to research the conservative mind. Today, I report on my initial research for the project, henceforth to be known as the Liberal Media Bubble Project.

So far, I've been reading policy papers at the websites of conservative think tanks. What I find amazing is how there will be policy papers that make perfect sense to me, and that I can heartily agree with, and then right next to them, absolutely ridiculous things. For example, take The Cato Institute. I was ever-so-pleased to see a Cato Institute commentary on why local governments shouldn't waste money on baseball stadiums. I know it seems un-American, but I hate baseball. Meanwhile, I don't see why my tax money should have to subsidize baseball stadiums so that everyone in baseball can make lots of money. So I'm all for someone actually objecting to the practice. But then, take this book on global warming. The author apparently argues "why should we complain about a four- or five-degree increase in temperature when most people prefer to live in warmer climates, and millions have moved and changed jobs in order to do so?" Huh? And another "Huh?!"

More later. Max and I gotta go do something non-politics-related now, like watch an episode of Angel.