Here’s the comedy/news bit from yesterday’s “Real Time”: another New Rules bit called “The MUSKeteers,” so you know what the subject is. Maher takes up Musk’s suggestion that we create a new political party comprising the 80% of Americans “in the middle.” Maher admires Musk’s engineering ability, but not his ability to manage the government; […]
Bill Maher: The MUSKeteers (with Fetterman lagniappe)
Bill Maher: The MUSKeteers (with Fetterman lagniappe)
16 Jun 2025 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, television, TV shows Tags: political correctness, regressive left
Bill Maher’s newest rule
08 Jun 2025 Leave a comment
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Bill Maher’s “new rule” deals once again with why Democrats have lost power. Maher considers that we need a “liberal Joe Rogan,” but notes that Rogan doesn’t seem to have hewed too close to the Trumpian dogma. He adds that Musk, too, used to be more liberal, and explains their conversion, in part, due to […]
Bill Maher’s newest rule
Bill Maher’s latest rule
01 Jun 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA, television, TV shows
Here’s the latest comedy/news stint from Bill Maher’s “Real Time” show, a “New Rule” segment called “Freak-end update”, referring of course to Diddy’s “Freak offs,” his drug-fueled sex orgies often involving prostitutes. Diddy is very likely to be convicted (you’ve seen the tape, right?), and it will be a huge come-down from his status as […]
Bill Maher’s latest rule
Propping up the film sector or stimulating growth?
19 May 2025 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, movies, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle, television Tags: corporate welfare

Ani O’Brien writes – On Friday night, having imbibed a few wines I strayed onto X to unwisely engage in some (slightly drunk) opinion sharing. I tweeted:
Propping up the film sector or stimulating growth?
Family Guy – Coyote finally gets the Road Runner
19 May 2025 Leave a comment
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A New Rule from Bill Maher
18 May 2025 Leave a comment
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Here’s the comedy bit from Bill Maher’s latest “Real Time”, and it’s called “New Rule: Don’t be a hypocrite.” A few examples: Trump touting electric cars (Teslas) after he appropriated Elon Musk. Republicans buying Tesla cybertrucks after most saying they’d never buy an electric truck The American Academy of Pediatrics reversing its position on getting […]
A New Rule from Bill Maher
Bill Maher: New Rules 2
14 May 2025 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, television, TV shows Tags: 2024 presidential election
Here’s the second of Bill Maher’s “New Rules” segments that I haven’t posted. The YouTube caption is “New Rule: Before they can take on Donald Trump, Democrats have to decide which wing of their own party is best to lead them out of the wilderness.” Well, the segment doesn’t even really tackle that question. It […]
Bill Maher: New Rules 2
New Rule: The Not-Working Class | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
13 May 2025 Leave a comment
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New Rule: Flirting with Fascism | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
06 May 2025 Leave a comment
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