August 2009
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Posthumous notes from a dictator
The FBI released the summaries of the interviews they conducted with Saddam Hussein a few weeks ago, and I’ve been meaning to write about them for a while. They offer a unique glimpse into a dictator’s psyche, a first-hand historical account, and a vocalization of opposition to the West that would otherwise be lost were it not for us invading his state and ripping him out of a hole....
Mainstreaming Subculture
I’ve been watching the people walk by as I sit in a local downtown bistro (McDonalds). There is a man whose shouts about communion by hand being worse than abortions can be heard from blocks away. He has signs with pictures of aborted fetuses. While his message is a bit muddled, he inadvertently stands as a testament to the value of abortion. I like to imagine the look on his face if someone...
Being careless about healthcare
“Not only were there literally no family physicians accepting new patients, but the clinics that the rest of us unlucky sods were relegated to were overcrowded. By overcrowded I mean a wait of 3 to 4 hours in some cases longer, to see a ‘doctor’ who would literally spend 10 minutes with you.
God forbid you need an ambulance ride: not only will you have to pay for it out of pocket, like I...
The Hinged Gunman
I read lots of blogs. Every day, I read posts on professional blogs, personal blogs, and whatever exists in between. I also read George Sodini’s blog, in its unedited entirety. What struck me was just how unremarkable it was. Forensic psychologist Naftali Berrill said of the blog, that “These are the rambling messages of a likely psychotic”. Regardless of whatever value you want...
American political culture in the context of my...
I was recently thinking of the (Liberal) Democratic Peace Theory, and why it was such a poor idea. Personally, I believe its problems rest primarily in the subjective nature of what is considered a liberal democracy. We can easily point out that most Western states are more liberalized than places such as Iran or North Korea, but who is to say we are at an ideal stage of liberalism or that these...
On the questionable intelligence of intellectual...
I recently read that the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is continuing its efforts to sue Americans for exorbitant damages for the crime of sharing music online. Joel Tenenbaum’s trial ended in a decision to award $675,000 in damages to the RIAA for 30 songs in question. Tenenbaum probably isn’t the best martyr for the cause of intellectual property rights as he...