Today, the French electrical company intentionally shut down power to the Eiffel Tower and the French President’s home (and to the American and British embassies, and to the Prime Minister’s home, etc…). No one will be arrested. No one will answer for these actions. Here’s why. The French government is working on privatizing parts of […]
50 years ago today, Alan Turing killed himself by eating an apple he had previously laced with cyanide. It’s difficult to overestimate his contributions or the tragic circumstances surrounding his death. Alan Turing conceived of and designed the first digital computer. He explored the theoretical boundaries of what a computer would and wouldn’t be able […]
I’m not one to generally trust “Le Monde” because of what I consider to be truly excessive bias. That said, some articles are worth mentioning. It seems the US is about to transfer 4 French nationals from Guantanamo to French authorities. This makes sense. One wonders how Americans would feel if the French kept an […]
A friend gently poked me last night to say my blog was becoming boring and shallow because I’m focusing too much on Bush and simplistic criticism of him. That may well be. I’ll try to do better in providing more unique points of view, to give my blog more of me. At the same time, […]
The world is justifiably shocked by the recent photos of abused Iraqi prisoners of war. I understand and agree with the anger and disgust. At the same time, it would be highly exaggerated to conclude that these actions are regular policies of the US and British military forces. By and large, they are an incredibly […]
Over the past few weeks, my blog has morphed into a Bush-bashing fiesta, and I feel I need to explain this a bit. I am undeniably a regular Democrat voter, and my voice is easily lost in the noise on all of these issues. However, there is one important point I feel has not been […]
When George W. Bush ran for President in 2000, we were told that he was going to be the first president with an MBA, the first president truly able to manage a large-scale organization with the skills of a corporate CEO. As a well-trained manager, Bush was going to surround himself with skilled experts in […]
Last week, Bush chastised some “activist judges” in Massachusetts for changing the “well-established” institution of marriage. Bush believes these Massachusetts judges crossed the line from judicial to legislative: instead of enforcing the law, they’re making up new laws. That’s an interesting accusation and one you often hear from conservatives when judges make liberal decisions: they’re […]
Aaron has a great piece on anti-truths and blatant lies. Today, the news gets even more worrisome: 60 top scientists including 20 Nobel Laureates report that the Bush Administration is heavily distorting scientific fact for political benefit. Instapundit complains every other day about how universities stifle free speech, but doesn’t say a word about how […]
It’s one thing to make mistakes. We all make mistakes, and I probably make more than my share. It’s a whole different thing to refuse to admit one’s mistakes. I admit it, I read Instapundit to find out what others are thinking. Most of the time, I simply disagree with Glenn Reynolds. He has one […]