Those were the days, my friend
Who’s this?:
Continue reading →neo
The Pakistani government…
…condemned as a “brutal act of terrorism” the killing of five Ukrainians, three Chinese, and one Russian who were tourists in the mountains of northern Pakistan, as well as a Pakistani guide. But in reporting the story the AP just … Continue reading →
Edward Snowden continues on his Grand Tour…
…hitting all the global high spots. Well, not all of them. He may just skip North Korea. Wikileaks (who else?) reports that he has touched down in Russia. And as an excuse for allowing Snowden to leave, Hong Kong says … Continue reading →
They’re dancing in the street (don’t try this at home)
I saw this ad on TV the other day and it stopped me in my tracks because the dancing is not the usual pop stuff at all. The dancers, and the woman in particular, have a nice intensity and what’s … Continue reading →
Michael Hastings, Obama, and the swoon
Journalist Michael Hastings, 33, died last Tuesday in a fiery LA automobile crash that has the internet buzzing with theories about governmental murder plots. I know people just love, love, love conspiracy theories, but this one seems fairly weak. There … Continue reading →
Snowden: none dare call it treason
Actually, some do. But the charges filed by federal prosecutors under the Espionage Act against Edward Snowden don’t: Snowden has been charged with three violations: theft of government property and two offenses under the espionage statutes, specifically giving national defense … Continue reading →
Philip K. Dick and me
Oh, I was a strange, strange child. And not the least of my strangenesses was that I loved the stories of Philip K. Dick. That was odd in several ways. First of all, it was odd because I was a … Continue reading →
Distrust vs. security, domestic and foreign: Part II
[here’s McCarthy recently on how the NSA program and much of the Patriot Act had the intent of ending the firewall http://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2013/06/12/congressman-sensenbrenner-is-wrong-on-patriot-act-records/ ] Vietnam War ended right after Watergate, no coincidence. Ford was not committed to the war. Congress was … Continue reading →
Helen Smith: on men saying “no thanks” to marriage
I confess I haven’t yet read Helen Smith’s book Men on Strike: Why Men Are Boycotting Marriage, Fatherhood, and the American Dream – and Why It Matters, but it sounds fascinating. I’m quite familiar with Helen Smith’s work in general … Continue reading →
More on the immigration bill
It strikes me more and more every day that the country’s so-called leaders have no intention of dealing with illegal immigration except to give illegals citizenship and to encourage (or at least not discourage) more such immigration. The liberal/left/Democratic forces … Continue reading →
What computers can do these days
If true, this is both interesting and frightening: At a research center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, agency scientists and engineers are building super computers capable of running at exaflop speed–that’s one million, trillion operations per second. Very useful in performing … Continue reading →
Congress, immigration, Republicans
There’s lots of stuff today (see this, this, and this for some interesting commentary) on the pending immigration legislation. But I’m shying away from discussing it myself right now because (a) I don’t have any more time to write today; … Continue reading →