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The Original Hako Clone
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Independent - Lawrence Wilkerson
"Feith, it will be remembered, is the individual described by General Tommy Franks, commander of the Iraq war, as "the fucking stupidest guy on the face of the earth". Wilkerson adds, "He was. Seldom have I met a dumber man.""
…the Constitution doesn’t say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right to habeas.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the Senate Judiciary Committee (transcript not available online, see coverage by the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times)
The best reaction to this attitude towards habeas corpus I can […]
It has been fashionable in our culture to address undesirable behavior by enacting laws that call for the police to make the bad people that stop doing those bad things by arresting them. For the really, really bad things, like possessing a leaf from a plant which makes you happy if you consume it, […]
I was recently reminded of Brad Borevitz’s excellent State of the Union text analysis project. This year, he’s added a tool that lets us graph the frequency of words against each other. Here’s an interesting example, over time the use of the word “freedom” has risen dramatically, while “liberty” has remained fairly steady.
Maybe […]
The UCI’s threat to reduce the grand tours is the single biggest threat our sport has faced in years. And if they do it, it will be the nail in the coffin of a sport that was born out of the ashes of long-distance suffering. The very thing that makes our sport so popular will […]
How to create an advertising sensation with a low budget:
Buy cheap TV spots on major network affiliates during, say, daytime soaps.
Produce a commercial featuring headshots of petite morte.
Ensure the Parents Television Council (responsible for 99.8% of non-Janet Jackson FCC complaints) notices.
As age presumably imparts increased wisdom, I’ve grown to oppose the death penalty. This is mostly a result of my libertarian perspective; executions do not directly serve any of the obligations of government.
The satisfaction of scheudenfreud or katharsis cannot outweigh the risk of error.
I believe life imprisonment is more cost effective, a more likely […]
Bill Poser has asked “Why the attention to Bush’s language?”
For the comedy, of course.
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The world has enough food. It has enough medicine. It has enough scientific research and invention. We know how to prevent malaria —- we’ve known for over 50 years. We know how to halt HIV. We know how to put down our guns. It can be peaceful, just and healthy; all it needs is good […]
The Iowa Election Markets tend to be one of the more accurate predictors of election results. For almost a month now, the simulations have predicted that the GOP will hold the US Senate but lose the House. Interestingly, the last-minute uptick in Republican poll standings have not been reflected there.