Archive for February 26th, 2008
Kosovo’s secession
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008On the morning of February 18, the day after the region of Kosovo announced its secession and independence from Serbia, someone at work had the radio on NPR, which was mainly broadcasting the BBC's coverage of the Kosovo secession. Most of the coverage, especially the comments they played from citizens ...
Should governments block websites?
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008This is apparently what passes for moral-political discourse at the BBC.
Anti-racism laws mutate racism into newer, stronger form
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008The Onion is again closer to the truth than most people appreciate. I'm starting to think that many of their writers are nothing short of geniuses.
Election results leaked early by Diebold
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Ahh, how the Onion speaks (closer to) the truth more often than our traditional "news" outlets! Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early. Money quote: "This country is based on the fantasy that the government is the voice of the people."
The collapse of the nation-state
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Gary North wrote a fantastic column explaining why he thinks the central government of the United States will slowly decay until it collapses, and why he expects minarchism to return to this country during the lives of his grandchildren. He starts out with a list of government functions that libertarians ...