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Daily Archive: May 8, 2013
“Ending the Forever War”
A speech by Harold Koh at the Oxford Union. Transcript available at Lawfare. I found it interesting and sort of looks into the logic behind the Obama Administration’s CT policy writ large.
Outrageous
Today, Sean Hannity opined that people just don’t get outraged like they used to and we really should be getting angrier about things. And, no, it is not opposite day.
3D Printers Are A Game-Changer, But Not For the Reasons You Think….
There’s been a bit of buzz about how the advent of 3D Printing might bring down the concept of traditional gun control. While it’s understandable for American publications and audiences to be concerned about...
Pimpin’
Over at Mindless Diversions, we’ve begun our Babylon 5 “bookclub”. Jaybird suggested that I advertise this on the front page, and since I’m all about self-aggrandizement, consider this a bleg to participate. Episode 2...
Driving Blind: Some Links for the Ride Home
Conor Friedersdorf takes on a double absurdity today: letting the CIA vet the Senate Intelligence Committee’s torture report and President Obama’s cheap rhetoric on citizenship and tyranny at Ohio State.
Why Conservatives Can’t Win Non-White Votes, Heritage Foundation Edition
UPDATED BELOW (ALREADY!) After each national election since I can remember, conservatives have wondered aloud why more minorities don’t back them. After all, African American neighborhoods might especially benefit from the strong, self-sufficient economies...
Wednesday Jukebox – Projections on a snowy backyard
Here’s a neat little video for a lovely song by Ottawa’s orienteers, may-queen girl. One of the members, Ben Wilson, created the video by projecting images of spring onto a snowy backyard. Feel free to...
Gun Printing: A Call To Inaction
Once something is published on the Internet, it’s too late to take it back. Ask Anthony Weiner. Pictured to the left is a 3D printer. As predicted here more than half a year ago,...
Gastrodestination Portland
To the left is a meal I had in Portland, Oregon this weekend. It was not the best meal I had. But it was the gayest. (Read more at NaPP…) Burt Likko is the...
