Radley Balko's got an interesting series of posts on the subject. My take. In Central Illinois, say Bloomington, Pekin, Morton or Peoria (Tazewell, Woodford and Peoria counties), where I am […]
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Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
A section containing all blog entries, articles and commentaries. Many of these entries were imported from my earlier Blogspot, MovableType and WordPress blogs. In addition, political commentary, articles and essays written for publication and coursework can be found here. Much of the commentary in this section was published in The Multiracial Activist, The Abolitionist Examiner, The Good Men Project and Interracial Voice. Many essays in this section were written for coursework at the American Military University.
Staff Meetings
I hate them. I'm waiting for one now that was supposed to start at 11:00 am this morning. It might start at 11:30 am. Or 11:45 am. What's the point? […]
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Minnesota blogging
There's a new libertarian in the blogosphere: Eric Froeming. His looks to be a good one. Check it out at: http://yeahright.novasent.com/
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Tim Janis
For a couple of years now, I've been receiving mailings from classical pianist/composer Tim Janis. I'm not quite sure how I managed to get on this mailing list. It's not […]
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Dennis Miller’s Decline
I've been a big Dennis Miller Live fan since his show started on HBO. My disappointment in his "I'm scared so forget about civil liberties" attitude since September 11 however […]
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Rush
I'm going to catch Rush in concert at Nissan Pavilion on July 9th. I haven't seen them perform since February 28, 1988. I didn't realize it had been that long […]
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Police State
Dr. No on the House Floor on June 27, 2002: "It may be true that the average American does not feel intimidated by the encroachment of the police state. I'm […]
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1826 Photograph
How did Joseph Nicephore Niepce take this photo in 1826? The Getty Conservation Institute is trying to figure it out. See: World’s oldest photo analyzed
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Racial Classifications
Alex Fryer, writing for The Seattle Times: "Beginning today, state and local lawmakers are prohibited from using the term "Oriental" in statutes, codes, rules and regulations. Instead, officials must use […]
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More on Government Schools
Rex Curry, writing for the Hawaii Reporter: "As Libertarians say: The separation of school and state is as important as the separation of church and state. One admirable result of […]
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