December 2007
15 posts
New York Times retracts its smear of Ron Paul →
After receiving hundreds of complaints the NYT was forced to retract its hit piece on Ron Paul stating “The original post [the hitpiece] should not have been published with these unverified assertions and without any response from Paul.”
Why Can't the U.S. Have Cheap Broadband? →
If you think the answer is more government intervention, then please read on…
LewRockwell.com Blog: Running For President... Not... →
“New friends should come with Release Notes and a list of all Known Issues....”
– Merlin Mann
It's Time to Legalize Drugs →
Rhetoric should not be driving drug policy. Legalization would strip addiction down to what it really is: a health issue.
Descendants of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse break... →
“We are no longer citizens of the United States of America” - Native American state of 72,000 people declares independence from the US - ‘claim legal under treaties with Government’. The new country would issue its own passports and driving licenses, and living there would be tax-free — provided residents renounce their US citizenship
The Hobbit Greenlit with Peter Jackson →
Peter Jackson and NewLine have made up, and The Hobbit is moving forward.
Ron Paul Supporters Make History with $6 million... →
Breaking records, further evidence that Americans want reform and freedom!
Israel visits US to convince to bomb Iran despite... →
Israeli intelligence officials are in the U.S. trying to convince the Bush administration that Iran is still trying to develop nuclear weapons — contrary to the findings of a recent U.S. intelligence report, security officials said.
Rocketboom : friday october 21, 2005 : casual... →
The classic music video of “Bathtime in Clerkenwell” by The Real Tuesday Weld that was broadcast as a Rocketboom episode on Oct. 21, 2005. Wonderful animation by Alex Budovsky.
Taki's Top Drawer: Adolescence: A Heresy →
More on this fascinating book The Case Against Adolescence… Throughout most of human history, he writes, young people were thoroughly integrated into adult society. From an early age, they worked alongside their parents, typically on farms, and were not dragooned into school with dozens or hundreds of peers. They married shortly after puberty began, sometimes as early as 14 or 15....
In a Blog's Stead - January 2004 →
Roderick draws an invidious comparison between Darwinism and “invisible-hand processes”. Must address this.
The Key to Reserva →
Scorsese does Hitchcock. Makes me want to go back and watch every film Hitchcock made.