“It’s important to remember, though, that we’ve empowered the government to do this. We’ve decided, collectively, that...
Year: 2010
I must take issue with Erik’s recent post on airport security in which he argued for abolishing...
More often than not, Andy McCarthy and I simply don’t see eye to eye. For instance, his...
Glenn Greenwald has a piece up regarding the latest instance of the FBI’s bizarre and unconscionable practice...
NOFORN UPDATE LOL I’m going though the raw cables now and will put interesting things up here...
In my vigorous debate with Michael Heath (both here and elsewhere) about the value and legitimacy of...
I’m not interested in contesting the constitutionality of the new TSA protocols. In part this is because...
Of course the answer depends on what the meaning of the term “Christian” is. Here is my...
My co-Gent Barrett, in his post “Computing in virtual worlds,” writes: “…there exists a faction represented by...
This dovetails with the most recent post by Mr. Kupp. You may read the whole thing at...
By Kyle Cupp In his post on Islamic terminology, Ned Resnikoff observed: Whereas Talmudic scholars disagree with...
I’ve mentioned Dwarf Fortress here before, and will have occasion to do so at much greater length...
Okay, if anyone wants to do a more straight-faced version of the Friday jukebox, please feel free....
Here’s the best news to come out of the 2010 elections: Fewer than one in five self-funded...
The 4,000 air marshals who have been put in place on the ridiculously insignificant chance that they...
I’m not a big fan of those videos with the really obnoxious computer-generated voices. But of course...
This Nation piece is a ludicrous exercise in silly partisanship. Mark Ames and Yasha Levine go to...
I can’t tell whether the Inside Edition is running at a higher speed or whether O’Reilly’s voice...
Not everyone like my claim that U.S. policy is creating an adverse investment climate. So here’s this...