The French have said No. Officially, the referendum was about the EU Constitution. But the exit polls show that, while the majority of “Yes” votes answered that question indeed, the majority of “No” votes answered a totally different question regarding approval of the current government’s domestic policies.
When the Bush administration first talked tough on Iraq (2002), I wondered if (and hoped that) it was a bluff. An attempt to scare Iraq into accepting weapons inspectors back into the country to ensure they were not developing WMDs. When the weapons inspectors were allowed back in but the escalation of words continued, it […]
On Arianna Huffington’s new blog, the Huffington Post, we find out that Hilary Rosen is begging Steve Jobs to “let her music go.” As the Recording Industry’s ex-president, she’s peeved because she can’t play songs from “other music stores” on her iPod. Allow me to quote the juiciest part: But keeping the iTunes system a […]
Ironically, a Republican freshman Senator who supports the party-line opposition to the filibuster here at home, recently returned from Iraq with an inspiring story about the formation of multi-ethnic democracy there. Reporting that he asked a Kurdish leader there if he worried that the majority Shiites would “overrun” the minority Kurds, this Senator said the […]
The bankruptcy bill recently passed by Congressional Republicans is despicable on numerous counts. You can read more about it to find out exactly how terrible it is. The short version is that it’s now harder (if not impossible) for individuals to file for bankruptcy protection, no matter what the cause (medical expenses or shopping sprees), […]
I don’t usually link to other articles without comment. But this time, Kos hits the nail on the head. This rings very true to me.
I’ve long been an Apple fan. So it’s sad to see them sue a blog. Sure, Apple should protect its trade secrets. But you didn’t see them suing Newsweek when they leaked the iMac G4 a day before the launch. And that was the iMac, for goodness sake, not some Midi hardware box. Not to […]
… there can be no freedom. I think it’s important to repeat those words to yourself every now and then: without due process, there can be no freedom. You might think that terrorism requires exceptions to the rule of law. We need to be able to torture, you might think, in the case of a […]
The state of Texas has just discovered that abstinence education doesn’t work. This isn’t surprising to those who have some basic understanding of human biology and psychology (i.e. those who remember their high school sex ed class). But at least now, it’s scientifically established. So the question that presents itself is fairly straight-forward. If abstinence […]
I said I wouldn’t be too political, and I’m trying to keep it that way. But sometimes, you have to say a few things about facts, science, and this all-too-elusive thing we call Truth. The current administration has long had a difficult relationship with the truth. Not everything can be interpreted as fact, of course, […]