Author: Mark Draughn

  • Are Restaurants That Hire Illegal Immigrants Ethical?

    I just noticed that ethicist Jack Marshall has addressed the ethics of hiring illegal immigrants: Are Restaurants That Hire Illegal Immigrants Ethical? No. Sigh. I agree with a lot of what Jack Marshall has to say about ethics. For example, he’s dead-on to call out the Obama administration for this censorious nonsense. But when it… Read more

  • It’s Not a Trap, It’s College Sports

    With apologies to Popehat for stealing one of my favorite phrases from them, this is a box made of awesome, filled with win. Too bad the Lucasfilm legal stormtroopers put down the rebellion… Read more

  • So it’s 9/11 again…

    So it’s 9/11 again… Actually, it isn’t. When we talk about “9/11” we mean September 11, 2001. Today, however, is September 11, 2010. This 9/11 isn’t really The 9/11. The only relationship between today and the 9/11 that happened 3277 days ago is due to our calendar, which is related to the Earth’s position in… Read more

  • So What’s a Good Feed Reader?

    Bloglines is shutting down. Bummer. I knew it was coming. They’ve had the same stupid “Try Bloglines Beta!” banner up for about four years now, and as far as I can tell they haven’t released any new features the entire time. That’s no recipe for success. So now I need a replacement. I know I… Read more

  • Not As Honest As Fidel Castro

    Jennifer Abel finds some people who could learn a thing or two about honesty from Fidel Castro: Ouch! Read more