Over at Reason, Matt Welch is discussing some of the recent history of over-reaching government programs, which brings me to this: Our current system of military draft registration was created in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Now that we've helped kick the Soviets out, and the Soviet Union has crumbled and fallen, and our own invasion of Afghanistan is … [Read more...] about Conscription…what’s up with that?
Damn the Media!
TWELVE YEARS we've been bombing Iraq...and Chicago's WGN cuts off the last 15 minutes of Angel to announce the explosions in Baghdad. It wasn't even a scoop: they just rebroadcast the CNN feed. Bastards. I called them at (773) 528-2311 at the time to complain. It's all recorded messages at that time of night, unless you press 5 to get the breaking story tip line. Since it was … [Read more...] about Damn the Media!
Been busy…
I'm in the process of converting this site to use XML and .NET because I'm a programmer by trade and I want to learn how. However, I've had an actual paying programming job for the last month, and that's used up all my spare time so I can't update the site. I'll be on hiatus for a while... … [Read more...] about Been busy…
How to Win the War in Iraq.
Pro-war people in the blogosphere and elsewhere have been warning that letting aggressive evildoers have their way in hopes of appeasing them is foolishness. They will take what we give them and then demand even more. Point 1: Before the last Gulf war went hot, President Bush and his advisors were concerned that Saddam would back down. This would have been a huge problem … [Read more...] about How to Win the War in Iraq.
Fidel Castro Wins Again!
Fidel Castro got re-elected. He was among 1808 winners in the latest Cuban election, all of whom ran unopposed. The folks who run Cuba apparently expect observers to believe that the lack of opposition in the elections is a sign of solidarity. My favorite quote: Castro maintains that Cuba's elections are more democratic than those of most nations because candidates here do not … [Read more...] about Fidel Castro Wins Again!