June, 2013 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Walk the dog, politely.
One Chip at a Time 3
Leonard Pitts, Jr.:
The point is not that one has nothing to hide. The point is that whatever you have is none of the government’s business absent probable cause and a warrant. The point is that one should never repose unfettered power with the state.
We should know this, yet we fall for the same seductive con every time: We are afraid, but the state says it can make us safe. And all it will take is the surrender of a few small freedoms.
Read the rest.
Dulcet Tones 0
In which I surpass enlightenment.
Sauce for the Goose 0
Field has a question:
Fair enough. But where was the outrage when government decided that it was cool to “stop and frisk” young minority men in America’s largest city?
Shoot the Messenger 0
Cenk cannot restrain his sarcasm.
It’s a Resort Town 0
We’re beachin’ it.
Light Bloggery 0
For the next few days. Out of town family is now in town.
The Surveillance State 0
Reg Henry knows whom to blame
Inconveniently, we cannot view this president, his predecessor and the Congress as a breed apart from the rest of us. They are doing what most ordinary Americans wanted them to do. That’s the unfortunate truth of the matter.
The Hollow Men 0
E. J. Dionne tackles the fundamental hypocrisy of “Libertarianism.” A nugget:
The answer lies in a kind of circular logic: Libertarians can keep holding up their dream of perfection because, as a practical matter, it will never be tried in full. Even many who say they are libertarians reject the idea when it gets too close to home.
Follow the link; read the rest.
One more time:
A “Libertarian” is nothing more than a Republican who is ashamed to admit it.
It’s the Politics of Fear Still 0
One more time: old news.
The Colbert Report
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