This has popped up several places already, but I think it’s very important that people are aware of it. Bush has provided more evidence that he thinks he’s above the law:
President Bush agreed with great fanfare last month to accept a ban on torture, but he later quietly reserved the right to ignore it, even […]
Ed Brayton, from Dispatches from the Culture Wars, rips into a rant posted at stoptheaclu.com. The author of the rant, Gribbit, contends at one point that “The Great Society” is a failure, and complains about Democratic policies to “re-distribute the wealth of this nation.” Brayton responds:
Here’s a pop quiz for Gribbit - with full control […]
From now on, if you plan on saying anything annoying online, you’d better do it under your real name:
Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity.
This seems like a ridiculous violation of the first amendment, and it’s especially dangerous […]
Four-year-olds may often be terrors, but do we really need to be concerned that they may be terrorists?
Edward Allen’s reaction to being on the government’s “no-fly” list should have been the tip-off that he is no terrorist.
“I don’t want to be on the list. I want to fly and see my grandma,” the 4-year-old boy […]
Wednesday, the newly-elected Dover Area school board nixed their predecessors’ Intelligent Design policy:
On a voice vote, and with no discussion beforehand, the newly elected Dover Area School Board unanimously rescinded the policy. Two weeks earlier, a judge ruled the policy unconstitutional.
“This is it,” new school board president Bernadette Reinking said Tuesday, indicating the vote was […]
MSN Spaces, Microsoft’s blogging service, has been helping the Chinese government suppress dissenting voices by monitoring and censoring Chinese blogs that use the MSN service. According to Rebecca MacKinnon, they’re getting more aggressive and have even shut down one popular, outspoken blogger.
I never liked MSN Spaces anyway - they list comments in reverse-chronological order. This, […]
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