Part of the interviews regarding the Canadian magazines that re-published the Mohammed cartoons, and are being sued for it: (Via Megan McArdle.) Two things; first, this guy is absolutely right. The government really has no right to do anything about what’s in his head, and shouldn’t try. Second, he’s a jerk. But being a jerk [...]
Also taggedFor too long, our foreign policy has been “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” See, for example: the Shah of Iran, Saddam in Iraq, and many petty dictators in the Cold War. We should change that around to “The enemy of my enemy is just some guy, y’know?” Deal with them on their [...]
Also tagged[Outside, Lunchtime. Two men in "San Juan Capistrano Police Volunteer" uniforms get out of a similarly-marked RAV-4. They are each in their sixties, maybe pushing seventy. They amble inside.] Old Man 1: But I don’t think I can vote for John McCain. He’s too old. Old Man 2: Plus, he’s a warmonger. Yes, this really [...]
Also taggedFrom TED: (Via Daring Fireball.) Interesting talk that challenges the basic building blocks of, well, everything.
Also tagged Religion, TechnologyVia Real Live Preacher There is a small problem here, but it’s not with his argument, which is sound. Rather, it’s in the fact that he dismisses the question of if global warming is real. Yes, we can all be mistaken. But wouldn’t it be nice if we could be at least reasonably sure, and [...]
Also taggedIntroduction to Tog on Software Design, On our economy as a firetruck: If we are to achieve the promise of the future, we must stop using the front steering wheel of our fire truck like the floating pointer of a Ouija board, as we all fight to steer at once. We need to replace random [...]
Also tagged Computing, Technology, The InternetAlterNet: The Religious Right’s Crusade for ‘Decency’: Do you think Americans now, after the Moral Majority uprising, are ready for a more socially inclusive concept of decency?… I think so. I definitely think that’s a possibility. I think that Americans do have this vision of themselves as inclusive still. But I do worry that the [...]
Also tagged Religionيادداشت هاي شخصي احمدي نژاد is the blog of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. I’d post a long, thought-provoking entry about his policies, but the site doesn’t work in Safari.
Also tagged The InternetCall to Renewal Keynote | U.S. Senator Barack Obama: But over the long haul, I think we make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people’s lives — in the lives of the American people — and I think it’s time that we join a serious debate about how to [...]
Also taggedSNL: If Al Gore were President: “Saturday Night Live,” opened their show tonight with Al Gore addressing the nation as if he was the President of the United States… Oh, the funny. (Via Crooks and Liars, via TAPPED, via Huffington Post, via Bull Mosse Blog)
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