Archive for February, 2006

STALINISM STILL LIVES AMONG AMERICAN “LIBERALS” Stalin of course said that there was perfect freedom of speech in Russia — as long as people agreed with him A friend of mine took his young daughter to visit the famous City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, explaining to her that the place is important because years ago... »

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STALINISM STILL LIVES AMONG AMERICAN “LIBERALS” Stalin of course said that there was perfect freedom of speech in Russia — as long as people agreed with him A friend of mine took his young daughter to visit the famous City Lights bookstore in San Francisco, explaining to her that the place is important because years ago... »

Boingboing is banned in many areas in the Middle East and Africa. In response, they’ve assembled information on just how bad some web filters are, how to circumvent them, and a kit for persuading employers not to throw away good money on them. »

by Jeremy Reynalds Executive Director Christmas will arrive early this year for 70,000 children in Rwanda, Africa. A Christian organization is gearing up to send Christmas gifts to Rwandan youngsters in the next few months. Led by Billy Graham’s son, Franklin Graham, Samaritan’s Purse is partnering with “Hope Rwanda: 100 Days of Hope,” to send 70,000 of its... »

by Jeremy Reynalds Executive Director Christmas will arrive early this year for 70,000 children in Rwanda, Africa. A Christian organization is gearing up to send Christmas gifts to Rwandan youngsters in the next few months. Led by Billy Graham’s son, Franklin Graham, Samaritan’s Purse is partnering with “Hope Rwanda: 100 Days of Hope,” to send 70,000 of its... »

Since I don’t know how durable this link is, here’s the entire text of the letter published in the Daily News, last Sunday: Cheney T-shirt The local sheriff has ended his investigation of the hunting accident, and no charges will be filed. It seems the final verdict is, “Shot happens.” – Karl Lembke Tujunga »

Arnold Kling explores why so few of the Jews he knows are libertarian. He attributes it to “The Moses Complex”, rooted in the Exodus narrative which every Jew celebrates once a year. One of the most basic narratives in Judaism is the Exodus, in which Moses leads the oppressed Hebrew slaves out of the land... »

Thomas Sowell notes that money with strings attached is less valuable – in many cases, a lot less valuable – than money with no restrictions on its use. Suppose someone left you an inheritance of a million dollars — with the proviso that every cent of it had to be spent on tickets for you... »

Wha? So Paris Hilton is a twit, to put it kindly, we agree on that but she starts the video mocking a SAHM: Stay-at-home-mother. That is where she lost me. Then the young girl who Pink is trying to influence picks up a football, ignoring the dolls, and happily runs off screen to whip all... »

Victoria Toensing, a former Justice Department official and chief counsel for the Senate Intelligence Committee, has some comments about the NSA surveillance program. In Article II, the Constitution establishes the president as commander in chief. As such he has inherent authority to conduct warrantless surveillance for the purpose of acquiring foreign intelligence information. He does... »

Tom Monaghan, the founder of Domino’s Pizza, is planning to start a town which will be governed according to traditional Catholic principles. A FORMER US marine who was raised by nuns and made a fortune selling Domino’s pizza has embarked on a €337m plan to build America’s first town to be run according to strict... »

From The Australian: About 20 countries are now banning poultry imports from France as a result of an outbreak of bird flu in the country. The states imposing total or partial restrictions include “Japan, Hong Kong, Morocco, Egypt, Thailand and North Korea”, junior trade minister Christine Lagarde said today at an agricultural fair in Paris. There... »

When the Golden Mosque in Samarra was destroyed, we were told civil war was imminent. Well, it’s been imminent for the past two years. Now, William F. Buckley has joined the “realist” crowd, saying Iraqis may just not be civilizable. We can understand freedom and liberty, and we can live under a rule of... »

Thousands of Pakistani children aged from 8-12 years old called for the deaths of those responsible for the cartoons depicting Muhammed. About 5,000 children chanting “Hang those who insulted the prophet” rallied in Pakistan’s largest city on Tuesday in the latest protest in the Islamic nation against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The... »

Two researchers from the Kellogg School of Management have put out a study debunking the claim that medical expenses are responsible for 46% of all personal bankruptcy filings. It turns out that medical expenses are a cause of about 17%, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they were even the main cause. A... »

Oh, That Awful John Bolton Rocks the Boat Again !! Oh,dear ! That John Bolton : so…uncultured ! So….American ! Sudan Sanctions Stalled, U.S. Envoy Bolton Says 27 February 2006 Deadlock could jeopardize U.N. Security Council’s credibility By Judy Aita Washington File United Nations Correspondent United Nations — The United States and other Western members of the Security Council have... »

Black lawmakers in Illinois are warning Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich that if he sticks with his pledge to not raise taxes he’s at risk of losing black votes. Black lawmakers urged Gov. Rod Blagojevich to take back his no-tax-increase pledge because of its impact on schools, warning Monday that the position could cost him... »

Pete Fisher This week in San Diego AFL-CIO leaders met at a luxury resort to assess their situation and try to figure out what path the union will follow. They have lost a considerable amount of support with the split of the federation a year ago and now are beginning to sweat a little with 25%... »

The Washington Times editorial page has a good piece today about how Islamists are using the internet to wage global jihad, and what the United States can do about it. “Our enemies have skillfully adapted to fighting wars in today’s media age, but… our country has not,” Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said despondently earlier... »