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A Russian Touch to the Business

On the gloomier side – I wish the other Palin’s casual acceptance of the possible desirability of going to war with Russia were getting as much attention in the U.S. Ivan the Terriblemedia as her daughter’s pregnancy and her pitbull’s lipstick. (Scotsman.com recognised that that was the main story coming out of the Charlie Gibson interview; but then no true Scotsman.com would fail to do so.)

In related news, McCain and Obama have each agreed to appoint the other, depending on the breaks, to the position of Service Czar. Whee! I wonder whether Barr will appoint a Freedom Czar.


Who Will Be Allowed To Watch The Watchmen?

[cross-posted at Liberty & Power]

This is your brain on IP Another gift from IP: Fox is trying to block the release of this cool-looking movie based on one of the greatest comic books of all time. (Conical hat tip to Geoff Plauché.) Rumor has it that the Tolkien estate is likewise trying to block the upcoming Hobbit movie(s).

Note: for those who support IP, but do so on consequentialist grounds (mainly incentival) rather than rights-based ones, wouldn’t it be reasonable to allow the copyright holder only to demand a percentage of the profits, and not be able to block its release absolutely as Fox and the Tolkien estate are apparently seeking to do?


Fun With Cops

Mayberry SWAT teamWant to know what’s really going on in the streets of the Twin Cities? You won’t get the story from the MSM; but check out the accounts here, here, here, here, and here.


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