While reading online about the Alberto Gonzales resignation I mistakenly wound up at CNN.com. Their only mention of the Gonzales firing on the main page was: “Bush: Gonzales’ name dragged in mud” and a link to a Time.com article, “Gonzales finally caves. Why?”
Also included on the CNN main page: “Killer Greek wildfires may be terror [...]
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CNN v. Al Jazeera on the day’s news 08.27.07
Police versus Citizen Panopticon: Canadian Edition 08.25.07
This is outrageous. After not paying attention to the police-protest scandal in Quebec I was shocked to catch up this afternoon and utterly disgusted with the Conservative government’s response.
Quick summary: A peaceful protest at the SPP Summit in Montebello, Quebec was infiltrated by the Sûreté du Québec, disguised as out-of-place looking anarchists. They attempted [...]
Ludwig von Mises Quote 08.19.07
“An anti-something movement displays a purely negative attitude. It has no chance whatever to succeed. Its passionate diatribes virtually advertise the program they attack. People must fight for something that they want to achieve, not simply reject an evil, however bad it may be.” — Ludwig von Mises
Is Castro Dead? 08.18.07
The rumour that Fidel Castro died last night is making the rounds on the web. I saw it first on Reddit but it apparently showed up before that on PerezHilton.com — which is not a particularly a reputable source. Wikipedia’s talk page on Castro is picking it up now, beginning with a personal comment from [...]
Vote On the Most Shameful Wikipedia Spin Jobs 08.14.07
Vote On the Most Shameful Wikipedia Spin Jobs
Unmanned “Surge”: 3000 More Robots for War 08.14.07
Unmanned “Surge”: 3000 More Robots for War
Ron Paul is Correct 08.12.07
The central fact is that overwhelmingly suicide-terrorist attacks are not driven by religion as much as they are by a clear strategic objective: to compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces from the territory that the terrorists view as their homeland. From Lebanon to Sri Lanka to Chechnya to Kashmir to the West Bank, every [...]
Canada vs. Every Other Arctic Country 08.10.07
Canada steps up fight for the Arctic - Globe and Mail
The frigid hamlet of Resolute Bay, Nunavut – barely 600 kilometres from the magnetic North Pole and one of the coldest human settlements on Earth – will house a new army training centre for cold-weather fighting. A new deep-sea port will also be built for [...]
Dear Mr. Rose, Pownce 08.10.07
That nice Mr. Rose got me so excited about his new project, Pownce.
I ended up being incredibly disappointed. Was I too critical? Was he too quick to release? Am I expecting too much of a private beta?
More thoughts after the link.
The Darjeeling Limited Trailer 08.05.07
Trailer for Wes Anderson’s new film The Darjeeling Limited.
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