The Legacy of Kim Jong-il and the New North Korea

    Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Joshua Stanton to discuss the legacy of North Korea’s Kim Jong-il, the atrocities committed under his rule, and what the country’s new leadership might look like. We’re brought to you as always by BigGovernment and Stephen Clouse and Associates. If you’d like to | Read More »

    Kim Jong Done! Down Goes A Tyrant!

    It’s a very bad think to speak evil of the dead. Yet in the case of Detestable North Korean Tyrant, Kim Jong IL, there is a factual limit to the non-derogatory things I can say. Just this weekend, he did the people of his long-suffering and benighted nation a serious favor. That’s it. I’m out of pleasantries for the funeral oration. Now it’s on to | Read More »

    The “In lighter news, Kim Jong Il’s dead…” Overnight Open Thread.

    …at least, according to the BBC.  Here’s hoping that his replacement (Kim Jong Un, at least for this week) is not quite as clinically insane. BBC video after the fold*. Open thread. (Via Hot Air Headlines) Moe Lane (crosspost) *Not really.