I saw a segment on MSNBC today in which the host could not believe Ron Paul was unimpressed with Obama’s extraordinary magnanimity in electing to consult Congress before bombing Syria. Obama’s move was “unprecedented,” the host inanely claimed. Not unprecedented at all. George H.W. Bush… Read More
Archives for September 2013
Punctuation Quiz
I like things like this. Lew Rockwell links to this punctuation quiz today. I agree with the answers, with a couple exceptions. For number 2, the correct answer is given as “no punctuation necessary.” (The sentence reads, “My brother John came to the door with flowers.”) That… Read More
Tackiest Blog Post Ever?
Well, it’s at least in the running. My kids’ school, the one that invited me to give this presentation , is having a fundraiser via Yankee Candle. Everyone likes Yankee Candle. The fundraiser ends very soon — Monday, September 9. So if you’re in the market for candles… Read More
Hard to Give John Yoo the Benefit of the Doubt
Law professor John Yoo is known in particular for his tenure as Deputy Assistant U.S. Attorney General under George W. Bush, during which time he claimed to find constitutional justification for pretty much everything the Bush Administration wanted to do, domestically or overseas, to prosecute… Read More
The Greek Government Made Me Take My Pictures Down
From a website dedicated to the Bronze Age civilization of Minoan Crete : It appears that the Greek government claims copyright over all the archaeological sites in Greece. As a result, anyone wanting to take photos or video of archaeological sites has to get permission to take… Read More