Who didn't see this coming?America has already started detaining and arresting people for the obviously suspicious act of moving a pressure cooker from one location to another.I feel safer already.I suppose the real question is when will we finally come to our senses and outlaw doing science in pressure cookers? … [Read more...] about Illicit Transfer of Cookery
A Few Reasons for Opposing Background Checks For Gun Purchases
I see lots of political and policy commentary go by on Facebook, and I'd like to respond to some of it, but Facebook is a very annoying place for that kind of give-and-take. People don't write articles or blog posts on Facebook, they post images with text in them, and the only response you can provide is a brief comment. It's not as bad as Twitter, but it's not a great format … [Read more...] about A Few Reasons for Opposing Background Checks For Gun Purchases
The Unreal Liberal Argument for Conscription
I'll always have a warm spot in my heart for the liberal/progressive mindset because I grew up in the immediate aftermath of the 1960's. The era brought lots of changes for the better -- the free speech movement, the expansion of civil rights, Miranda and Gideon -- but the one that most vividly affected me at the time was the abolition of the draft. I was only 8 years old -- … [Read more...] about The Unreal Liberal Argument for Conscription
Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship!
Chris Hallquist intrigued me with a recent post about the number of crazy people who think an armed revolution will be needed in the US in the next few years. I'll ignore the horrible infographic he used at the start of the post for now since I'm currently more interested in his attitude toward such an armed rebellion against the government.Chris suggests that these people … [Read more...] about Join the Mobile Infantry and save the world. Service guarantees citizenship!
George Bush is History’s Greatest Monster
George Bush is History's Greatest Monster. No, not W -- he's another matter -- I'm talking about his father.I just finished using an auger to unclog a toilet for what must be the 200th time since we had to replace our old, reliable toilet with one of the low-flow models. We used to have good, working toilets in this country. Reliable toilets. Toilets that we could count on … [Read more...] about George Bush is History’s Greatest Monster