Monthly Archives: May 2006

Not surprised at all: The prosecutor in the CIA leak case said more than six months ago that he was not alleging any criminal acts by Vice President Dick Cheney regarding the leak of agency operative Valerie Plame’s identity. Today, … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that by law the US is not a direct democracy — meaning no all-binding plebiscites are administered by DC & 51% of the population cannot vote to piss in the other 49%’s morning coffee — statists frequently … Continue reading →

Glenn Greenwald provides a ton of information on the latest adventures of the NSA. Here’s a summary: -the To and From numbers for a phone, plus the duration of each call, can normally be obtained via a “pen register”. -under … Continue reading →

the latest $512 Billion defense bill calls for, I stumble across the following: Requires jamming devices on all military vehicles used in Iraq and Afghanistan outside of a military compound by Sept. 30, 2007. (emphasis mine) Hooray… tags: Iraq+War, US+politics, … Continue reading →

the latest poll results: On handling the issue of rising gas prices, Bush’s performance rating dropped four percentage points from what it was a month ago (from 17% to 13%). This is an example of exactly what’s wrong with how … Continue reading →

Recall those threats against Iran? “Axis of evil” an’ all? Well, they have three words for us: “self-fulfilling prophecy”: Iran’s parliament on Sunday threatened to pass legislation that would force the government to withdraw from the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The … Continue reading →

The founders of the US were astutue enough to realize there was no point to criminalizing narcotics.  Yet at the same time even the ones who opposed slavery thought blacks were somehow subhuman.  Minority rights weren’t acknowledged until fairly recently.  … Continue reading →

This is what I miss out on… Damn, those Volokh folks are more “loose” than I thought. Sex! Nudity! Pissing! Groping! Smoking (they presumably mean tobacco, I would be thinking more along the lines of ganja)! All fair game for … Continue reading →

“Great moments in misguided PR”: In the video released last week by the terrorist Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, he is seen firing long bursts from a heavy automatic rifle, his forearms sprouting from beneath black fatigues as he exudes the very … Continue reading →

This would be the best arguement against bringing back the line-item veto I’ve ever seen: Frustrated by the Bush administration’s response to a detainee-treatment law passed last year, a Senate panel wants a legal opinion from the government on exactly … Continue reading →