I think most Americans are unaware of the existing limitations on freedom of speech. I used to think that freedom...
An excellent article at FindLaw about the role of the Constitution during wartime. The gist of the article can be...
No, my terrorism discussion is still to come. For now, just pointing you to Jon Carroll on why we shouldn't...
Silliness: faux article on Larry Ellison's commencement address at Yale. "In one of the more controversial commencement addresses in memory,...
I've been trying to find time for days to write about this past weekend, which had some very good parts...
Very silly (and untrue) news story about a mistaken rapture. The author of the story is apparently vehemently anti-religious, but...
Seems Bell Labs has created a nanometer-scale organic transistor. Cool beans. The Slashdot thread on the subject has some useful...
I know lots of people have had many major problems with the good old US Postal Service, but they've been...
Back in January, I was delighted to hear about the new Titanium PowerBook G4, but it had two big flaws...
The US State Dept. has issued a new "Background Note" on Afghanistan; covers all sorts of interesting stuff, including history...
Harlan Ellison is online. He's posting regularly at his forum on his Web site. Will wonders never cease?...
Okay, just one more for now: Harry Potter tarot. I had figured that Slytherin was Swords and Hufflepuff was Cups,...