Cartoonist David Horsey on the possiblilites at a Spouse's Debate. … [Read more...] about The Spouses’ Debate
Archives for September 2007
Virginia Postrel…
...just got some bad news. She's been diagnosed with breast cancer. She worked it into this list of 8 Random Facts about her. Damn. Virginia is an author, a speaker, and a past editor of Reason magazine. My thoughts and writing on many issues have been influenced by her strong advocacy of classical liberal values such as freedom, creativity, enterprise, and respect for the … [Read more...] about Virginia Postrel…
Richard Paey Is Free!
Terrific news today. Richard Paey, one of the worst victims of the War on Drugs, has just been pardoned. The state's parole commission recommended denying clemency for Paey, who was only seeking to have his prison sentence commuted. But after his lawyer, wife and four children wept and pleaded for Paey's release, [Florida Governor Charlie] Crist and the Cabinet went further … [Read more...] about Richard Paey Is Free!
Chuck – An Early Review
This was an excellent pilot. It’s smart. It’s funny. It’s sexy. A successful blend of comedy and action, it grabs you very early on with some pretty cool action sequences. Chuck is a highly intelligent but underachieving employee at a Best Buy-type of store. He gets an email from an old college roommate who is now a spy. Chuck opens the email and is barraged with images … [Read more...] about Chuck – An Early Review
Examining the Federal in the Federation
Ilya Somin is thinking way too much about Star Trek's United Federation of Planets: I would suggest that it is only Earth that is socialistic, while the other member worlds have free market systems or mixed economies. The human-dominated Star Fleet military is the only Federation military force, and is tasked with collecting tribute from the nonhuman planets for redistribution … [Read more...] about Examining the Federal in the Federation