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Been There, Done That

2007-12-06T16:28:00.000-06:00

The only difference between these three advertisements is the inspiring piano arrangement playing in the background of the Edwards and Gephardt messages.-HC

Preventing World War III

2007-12-05T00:42:00.000-06:00

"If you're interested in avoiding World War III, it seems like you oughta be interested in preventing them from having the knowledge necessary for making a nuclear weapon." President Bush, October 2007.Wow, who doesn't get chills from thinking about such a scenario? Well, a month and a half after Bush warned the world of the Iranian threat, a report that the rogue state suspended its nuclear

The Fermi Conspiracy

2007-08-07T15:33:00.000-06:00

I just read an excellent three part summary of the Fermi Paradox (2,3) and wanted to share some thoughts. Let me summarize the paradox. Every discovery we make points to an inescapable conclusion: Earth is not special. Therefore the galaxy is probably teeming with life. If this is true, where is everybody? Shouldn't they be listening or broadcasting or filling up every habitable planet in the

A Film Analysis of "Good Night, and Good Luck"

2007-06-17T10:22:00.000-06:00

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) is George Clooney’s warning to today’s post-9/11-YouTube culture that civil liberties and rights can slip away with mass hysteria. Clooney’s Marxist approach criticizes government and corporate influence over the news broadcasting industry, which is a problem that undermines one of America’s most basic liberties—freedom of speech. The heart of Clooney’s approach

A Reply to Scalia's Dissent in Lawrence v. Texas

2007-05-23T20:36:00.000-06:00

Dissenting in the landmark 2003 case of Lawrence v. Texas, United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote, “State laws against bigamy, same-sex marriage, adult incest, prostitution, masturbation, adultery, fornication, bestiality, and obscenity are likewise sustainable only in light of Bowers’ validation of laws based on moral choices. Every single one of these laws is called into

A Message to Rich Democrats

2007-05-23T12:05:00.000-06:00

If, after giving as much money as you legally can to the Democratic candidate(s) of your choice, you still have more you're able to give, then you should strongly consider giving it to Ron Paul. No, Paul does not stand a reasonable chance of winning the Republican nomination; however, as Howard pointed out in his last post, Paul serves an important function nonetheless. The longer Paul is able to

Republicans should celebrate Ron Paul, not denounce him

2007-05-22T18:43:00.001-06:00

When Ron Paul had the gall to suggest that American occupation in the Middle East is a factor in fueling terrorism, the Reagan Conservatives reacted typically: If you're not going to tout the GOP position in the War on Terror, just go away. That's funny, considering that Sean Hannity and people of his ilk will always espouse their undying support of the First Amendment when their views are

Snyde Remarks: A Sincere and Heartfelt Farewell to Falwell

2007-05-16T22:36:00.000-06:00

In 1983, Hustler magazine printed a satirical liquor ad that suggested a young Jerry Falwell had lost his virginity via carnal acts with his own mother in a grimy outhouse in the backwoods of Virginia. It was a cheap blow, to be sure, and it would have surely been lost in some obscure wing of the annals of history were it not for Falwell’s subsequent actions.Outraged, and rightfully so, the Good

A Coming Disaggregation?

2007-03-16T18:54:00.000-06:00

YouTube plans to start sharing advertising revenue with video producers in the not-too-distant future. Won't this allow rogue groups made of just a handful of journalists, authors, etc. to compete with the mainstream content ("news") producers?It seems likely to me that Google is going to allow content creation and distribution to become completely disaggregated in a way they never have been in

Prolegomenon

2007-03-10T03:52:00.000-06:00

Fourteen billion years ago the universe came into existence through the Big Bang. Four billion years ago life developed on Earth. One billion years ago life evolved from single-celled organisms into multi-celled organisms. Five hundred million years ago fish evolved. Three hundred and sixty million years ago some fish evolved into amphibians. Three hundred million years ago some amphibians