Category: Politics
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Nick Mamatas – Let us put an end to Geek Pride
A subculture is not a counterculture. A consumer culture is not a subculture. We are not all in this together. Your social Laws (Godwin’s, etc.) are as insipid as any aphorism your grandmother might have cross-stitched and put on display two generations ago. What you think is cool is not cool. What you decide is […]
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Frank Herbert is also a great teacher
The Plowboy Interview: Frank Herbert. Man, the things I learn about my favorite author Frank Herbert, writer of the Dune book series. This excerpt illustrates an experience he provided his students to inspire them to answer questions he often asks in his books. So I hit on the idea of taking them out for along […]
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From The eXiled: kitschy, foreign-script tattoos as political movement
More Great Moments In Libertarian History: Ancient Sumerian Word For “Libertarian” Was “Deadbeat”, “Freeloader” (Updated!) – By Yasha Levine – The eXiled. There’s only problem with Liberty Fund’s lesson in Sumerian history and language: the real meaning of the amagi cuneiform isn’t about abolishing “big government” or abolishing the Fed–nope, it’s about abolishing debts to free […]
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Washingtonian Magazine on Gene Weingarten at Mayborn Conference 2011 “”
Washingtonian Magazine – How Do You Explain Gene Weingarten? Why risk besmirching your own reputation? My theory is that this is consistent with his tendency toward self-flagellation. He reveals his faults in his columns. He writes stories about people whose mistakes and quirks mirror his own. So it makes sense that when he gives a speech […]
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People & Power – The Koch Brothers – YouTube
People & Power – The Koch Brothers – YouTube.
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People & Power – The Koch Brothers – YouTube
People & Power – The Koch Brothers – YouTube.
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The Informants | Mother Jones
The Informants | Mother Jones.
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William Gibson: beyond cyberspace. via reddit.com
William Gibson: beyond cyberspace. via reddit.com.
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Frontline w/ Ali Soufan: The Interrogator
http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf via FRONTLINE – The Interrogator
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Independence Day 2011
On the lead up to this year’s Independence Day, I traveled to New England with the family. Traveling across Virginia, Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania offered interesting insights on how this part of the U.S. expresses its history. For example, a few houses and churches along our trip flew England’s St. George flag along with […]