Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
The resolution calls for North Korea to abandon its nuclear arms program and demands that its negotiators return to the six-party talks. If not, North Korea will face an embargo on heavy weapons systems...
From Washington Times
Um... why isn't there already an embargo on heavy weapons systems? I'm assuming, now that ...
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
Now inactive reservists obliged only to report one day a year may be recalled - against their will if necessary.
Under a general contract, a marine serves four years on active duty, and then a further four years in the reserve forces. For this final four years, they can either elect ...
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2006
...an open letter to the world. (Inspired by this post)
What follows are the unedited ravings of a pro-life lunatic.
• The best we can expect from a non-theocratic government (i.e. everything but the kingdom of God) is justice. (And we should expect that.)
• Reconciliation only occurs between the living.
• "Social Justice" ...
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Monday, July 17th, 2006
Very cool speech. Makes me want to read Prey.
He shows that we don't know anything about the environment, and that people who want to fix things and are more concerned with causing us to act than with knowing what action is best.
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Sunday, March 12th, 2006
I'm back to reading Plutarch's Lives. While reading the life of Pericles, there is an interesting part where the citizens of Athens get all hot and bothered because Pericles went to war and "forced" democracy on the Samians.
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Sunday, November 6th, 2005
There was a riot outside my apartment last night. Concordia's football team won district or region or conference or whatever, and there was a big party. Next thing you know all sorts of people are holering and runing around in the streets. Then the police came... I saw 4 or ...
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Wednesday, November 3rd, 2004
Although I would rather it not be that close, it would be funny if the 2 electoral vote shift from NY to Texas played into this election.
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Monday, October 18th, 2004
This is my new politics icon... That is Plato (author of Republic) talking to Aristotle (Author of Politics.)
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Sunday, October 17th, 2004
B.C. is really starting to get political. Wonder who Johnny Hart is voting for?
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Wednesday, August 25th, 2004
From Brandon: In the eyes of Alice Cooper, all the rock stars campaigning for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry are guilty of one thing: treason. The shock-rock legend, a staunch Republican who attends NBA games in Phoenix with Arizona Senator John McCain, was disgusted when he learned of plans by ...
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Monday, July 26th, 2004
Many people will be shocked to learn that this term does not appear in the U.S. ConstitutionThe often looked to spot for this "separation" is the first amendment, specifically the first part:Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;Hmm... So when some ...
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Thursday, April 1st, 2004
Pin the Tale on the Donkeys (thanks to IP for the link)
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Monday, February 2nd, 2004
IHT: Dean looks beyond a winless roundWonder if it was the girly scream that messed him up? Or maybe the polls were just really off
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Saturday, July 26th, 2003
Ok... I don't wanna pick on Howard Dean... but I will...Just read a blog entry/post/whatever on a Dean rally. The post went into universal health care. I think it is great that Dean has been the gov of VT for 11 years and has put in a health care system ...
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