During the email debate on Immigration and Consumption taxes, one of my friends invoked Godwin’s Law, accusing me of being a fascist. Given that we were all a little intoxicated at the time, and the context in which it was delivered suggested some confusion on exactly what fascism entailed, I felt the need to respond [...]
In the ongoing war between ISPs and the big network content providers over net neutrality, a new weapon has been unveiled. Apparently, the ISPs (who don’t want net neutrality) have accused Google (their primary adversary in the war) of the same things they are guilty of, and that Google must accept “search neutrality” as a [...]
I just read this interview of Gary Becker at the Wall Street Journal, and felt compelled to quote:
Capitalism has produced the highest standard of living in history, and yet markets are hard to appreciate? Mr. Becker explains: “People tend to impute good motives to government. And if you assume that government officials are well meaning, [...]
As a resident of Colorado, I have a lot of research to do regarding the various amendments and referendums that will appear on November’s ballot. I’ve found a couple sites that purport to give a “fair and unbiased” suggestion on how to vote, but I don’t really believe there is such thing as an [...]
In my ongoing friendly debate over the merits of evolution vs. intelligent design, I’ve come to the realization that way too many people put faith in information that they don’t really understand. While this sometimes takes a humorous bent, such as the pages detailing the many evils of Dihydrogen Monoxide and the sinister effects [...]