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