Windypundit

Classical liberalism, criminal laws, the war on drugs, economics, free speech, technology, photography, sex work, cats, and whatever else comes to mind.

  • Avril Lavigne, Watch Your Back!

    Orin Kerr speculates on possible pre-election attacks on America by Al Qaeda: I think it’s somewhat less likely than it used to be that Al Qaeda would try attacks focused on killing lots of people or destroying symbolic targets. The U.S. response to 9/11 taught that the U.S. isn’t going to back off its policies… Read more

  • Tom Swift, Jr: An Appreciation

    I stumbled onto Jeff Duntemann’s “Tom Swift, Jr: An Appreciation” and it really brought back the memories. I remember looking over the shelves of yellow-spined books at Bargaintown (which turned into Toy’R’Us at some point), studying the covers to choose which one to read next. I was born in 1964, so the timing worked out… Read more

  • Under Construction

    Converting from Blogger to Movable Type. Very busy… Read more

  • Great Moments in Data Mining

    So there I was at drugstore.com looking for nose-hair trimmers. I found the “Conair Ultimate Nose & Ear Hair Trimmer” which is described as having a pivoting head for “hard to reach and delicate areas.” While pondering what that meant, I noticed that the “Customers who bought this product also bought” list consists of K-Y… Read more

  • Can I Have That In Writing?

    In Best of the Web Today for October 28, James Taranto quotes from a Larry King interview with Michael Schiavo, who is trying to get the hospital to stop feeding his wife Terri, who is in a vegetative state, so that she will die: Schiavo: […] This is Terri’s wish. This is Terri’s choice. King:… Read more