“Our first black president” has been trying to make sure that Barack Obama isn’t our first actual black president. Obama’s never really faced a tough election challenge, so if he wants to make it through the brutal general election, he’s gonna have to stand up to this stuff. This is all sleazy politics, but […]
Ron Paul making racist statements as recently as June 2007?
(tags: politics 2008 ronpaul)
Utopian low-income housing in Vienna
(tags: urban architecture global)
Condoleezza Rice profile
(tags: politics)
The Paul Newsletters and the Problem of the Paleos
(tags: politics 2008 ronpaul race)
Massive security breaches at TSA’s no-bid contract web site
(tags: politics security net surveillance policestate tech)
Sibel Edmonds: senior official in the US […]
The obligatory irony came when the news media was completely shocked at her victory in New Hampshire. Ironic because the press clearly played a huge role in it, yet completely failed to recognize it. Despite the poll numbers for Obama, Hillary absolutely dominated the press coverage in the final days before the NH primary. Nothing […]
J.G. Ballard & Architectures of Control
(tags: architecture)
Weigal: Why Ron Lost
(tags: politics 2008 ronpaul)
Forced circumcision reported in Kenya
(tags: global politics sex)
I have a piece up in the new issue of Key 64:
Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge, born Jacqueline Breyer in 1969, passed away Tuesday 9th October 2007. Lady Jaye and her partner Genesis Breyer P-Orridge spent the past several years living an “art as life project” sometimes called “Breaking Sex.” The couple altered their own appearances […]
So there’s been some question as to how the polls could have been so wrong in NH. Let’s take a look:
1) “Bradley effect.” Dave Weigel described this as a “junk theory” some months ago and gave several examples to disprove this idea. In this particular case, Obama did as well as expected in many […]
Above: typical Ron Paul supporter.
TNR’s story here.
Scans of newsletters here.
Paul’s official response.
The Paultards are still in deep denial about all of this. Read Ron Paul racist newsletter FAQ for a swift debunking of the claims of Paul’s defenders. And that was written before TNR released their selection of newsletters came out.
I doubt this will […]
Typical Ron Paul supporter
(tags: ronpaul politics humor)
Economist special report on immigration
(tags: politics immigration global economics)
Has the “human trafficking” problem been exagerated by moralists?
(tags: feminism immigration politics sex sexcrime)
Al-Qaida is reissuing batches of its video recordings in formats suitable for viewing on mobile phones
(tags: global mobiletech mobile tech iraq war media)
Ethan Z: heartbreak and hope in Kenya
(tags: media politics global)
Wikia Search launched today. So far it’s nothing much, but the plan is to grow the product over the coming years. Jimmy Wales said in a comment on TechCrunch:
When I launched Wikipedia, I wrote at the top of the first page “Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaâ€. On that day, anyone reviewing it would have laughed. What’s […]
Economist’s special report on immigration. I haven’t finished reading it, but so far so good.
David Leonhardt on Clinton and Obama’s economic plans.
Seattle Times on earmarks.
Wired on voting machine security.
Columbia Journalism review on independent TV in Pakistan.
The 10 most underreported stories according to Foreign Policy.
The Oregonian covers the myth of Portland’s underground tunnels.
Psychedelic research article in […]
10 Things That President Bush Has Done Right on Civil Liberties
(tags: politics policestate)
SPLC’s profile of Ludwig von Mises Institute
(tags: liberty race politics)
Romney wins Wyoming caucus
Thompson second, Hunter third
(tags: politics 2008 romney wyoming)
Fortune Global 500 2007
World’s biggest and most profitable companies in 2007
(tags: global business ecnomics)
The differences between Hillary and Obama’s economic policy plans
(tags: obama healthcare […]
The primaries got off to an unusually early start, and so has the vice presidential speculation. It’s never too early to make a fool of yourself with wildly off base predictions, so here are my musings:
Giuliani and Romney: Newt Gingrich seems to be the obvious choice for either one of these guys. Jeb Bush is […]
TPM Election Central posted a Hillary mailer attacking Obama on abortion. Apparently, back in his Illinois days he voted “present” for a few abortion bills. This attack is that it’s either disingenuous or incompetent. The Capital Fax Blog says:
Maybe only a few members the Tribune contacted remember this ploy, but I do. It […]
Russia seeking state control of Internet?
(tags: global politics internet tech)
Rudy Floats Dick Cheney For Vice President Again
(tags: politics 2008 giuliani)
Algae could make a good source of biofuel, if the costs can be reduced
it currently costs about $20 a gallon to produce
(tags: environment tech)
Nathan Newman: who’s better for the progressive movement, Obama or Edwards?
(tags: politics 2008 […]
Things that surprised me:
Richardson beat Biden.
Richardson and Biden both did worse than I expected.
Thompson beat McCain and Paul.
The good:
Obama won.
Biden, the most “establishment” of the dems, is out of the race. He’s better off in the senate right now pushing his Iraq plan through.
Dodd is back to the senate full time.
Huck showed you can’t just […]
Constitution Party of Virginia: Why Not the Libertarian Party?
“True liberty is derived from – and governed by – God’s authority. Libertarian liberty rests on no absolute authority, so it is only a matter of time before it is hijacked by the sinful predisposition of men.”
(tags: politics religion)
A Non-Libertarian FAQ
(tags: politics economics)
The trouble with earmarks
the […]
How Musharraf enabled independent TV in Pakistan, and how it’s bringing him down
(tags: politics global media)
1. The Cyberwars Begin
2. US-Mexico Border Fence Gets Cut in Half
3. Salman al-Awdah denounces bin Laden
4. US Navy will leave Iraq when Iraqi Navy is ready to take over (ie, never)
5. More Cubans have been quietly fleeing to the United States than ever before
6. The American Heartland Grows Crops with Human Proteins
7. Thai Junta Gives […]