hobbyhorses

The only movement towards Paul's position on one of his hobbyhorses is the mainstreaming of demonizing the Federal Reserve and fretting about the "soundness" of our money.

News 2012

The second half wanders off into Hayekian hobbyhorses that I don't think are very helpful.

Hayek and Tobin, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

You want to distort the historical record to serve your modern political hobbyhorses.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010

Wooden hobbyhorses evolved into velocipedes; velocipedes evolved into safety bicycles; safety bicycles evolved into automobiles.

19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads | Carlton Reid 2011

We all have a tendency to rant when we try to lobby for our own linguistic hobbyhorses.

Robert Hartwell Fiske strikes me as a prig and a bully « Motivated Grammar 2009

Build a half-million-dollar house next to the quarter-million-dollar barn where they could stable their expensive hobbyhorses and fleet of top-of-the-line ATVs.

No Mercy Lori Armstrong 2010

You want to distort the historical record to serve your modern political hobbyhorses.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation 2010

Widespread sleep deprivation is one of PNH's hobbyhorses.

Making Light: Open thread 134 2010

If he spent less time on his hobbyhorses and more on proving his thesis, this would be a better read.

Full Circle: How the Classical World Came Back to Us by Ferdinand Mount Ranjit Bolt 2010

For many years, the cause of human rights has been systematically corrupted by people who cannot distinguish between the rights themselves and their own political hobbyhorses.

Human Rights Kowtow 2010