Non-Update Update
Aug 19For those following the saga: my lawyer says I should have some news from him “in a couple of weeks.” In other news, I had an email meltdown yesterday on my Auburn account and lost thousands of emails. Our IT department is looking into seeing whether they can recover them. Whom the gods would destroy, [...]
Look Out Kid, It’s Something You Did
Aug 15As with the Gates incident, there are two stories here, and the media are picking up on only one. Everyone’s asking: why didn’t this police officer know who Bob Dylan was? Nobody’s asking: regardless of whether he was Bob Dylan or Bob the Builder, what right did this police officer have to demand his papers [...]
All Of This Has Happened Before …
Aug 13We might see a big-screen Galactica – one set in the continuity of the original rather than the reimagined series. Details here. There’s supposed to be more details here but the site seems to be down at the moment.
Turf Wars
Aug 13On this whole debate as to whether the townhall protests represent genuine grassroots activism or mere “astroturf” coordinated from above, Julian Sanchez has an eminently sensible comment (CHT Jesse Walker): Any “astroturf” campaign on the modern media landscape is going to require actually ginning up some broad-based activism if it’s going to be effective. And [...]
Weather Underground
Aug 12Okay, this is admittedly random, but I love the way this guy says “details.”
Why You Should Stop Worrying and Love Government-Run Health Care
Aug 12Our President Incarnate explains: People say, well, how can a private company compete against the government? And my answer is that if the private insurance companies are providing a good bargain, and if the public option has to be self-sustaining – meaning taxpayers aren’t subsidizing it, but it has to run on charging premiums and [...]
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