There is this thing that has always bothered me about criminals – the real bad ones who get sent to prison for long periods of time for doing real bad things. What bothers me is the fact doing what they do isn’t just morally bad, it is stupid. Really, really stupid. I’m not talking about …
Tag Archive: Liberty
May 25 2008
John Shirley is Wrong
(Note: I am still in Austria. The ten day trip has turned into a two-week plus one. In all that time I have had one day off, yesterday, and one slack day, today. Thus why it took so long to write this follow-up.) Nearly a week ago I wrote a post about how John Shirley …
Jun 17 2007
Slavery in China
I thought the only kind of slavery in China was the official kind. You know, where the government forces prisoners to work? (This is the reason I avoided buying certain goods made in China for many years.) Well, I was wrong. China has the classic kind of slavery as well. At least they are starting …
Jul 04 2006
Happy Fourth of July!
One year ago today I posted the entire text of the Declaration of Independence. If you can’t remember how it goes, I suggest you go read it now and remind yourself just what it is you are celebrating! Me? Today I’m thrilled to report that I live in a country where twelve neo-Nazis can get …
Mar 15 2006
Rick Steves advocates Marijuana Decriminalization
Even you aren’t from around here (Seattle, Rick lives in nearby Edmonds) you probably know of Rick Steves from his travel show on PBS and his guidebooks. Part of Rick’s appeal, I think, is his clean-cut, all-American image. Not to mention the fact he just seems like the kind of guy you wouldn’t mind sharing …
Mar 09 2006
To think they just renewed the stupid thing…
Jeff Taylor does an excellent job of explaining why the PATRIOT act can not, and will not, work.
Jan 30 2006
Let’s buy iPods for everyone in Congress!
The EFF has an account of a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the Broadcast Flag where at least one Senator was asking hard questions of the RIAA representative. Why? Apparently his daughter bought him an iPod: The second revelation, dropped into the later discussion of the RIAA’s audio flag, was that Senator Stevens’ daughter bought …
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