Month: October 2011
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Autocrats “Believe in Autocracy. They See It as a Superior Form of Government”
Much as we might wish otherwise, the ideal of an "international community" that embraces peace, freedom, human and civil rights, tolerance, democracy, and the rule of law as universal values is a fiction, a fantasy, a pipe dream.
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Iraq: Mission Accomplished!
Quick reaction on my lunch break: We won. Yes, there are pitfalls and concerns on the road ahead, but it’s one heck of a lot more appropriate now to declare the war “won” than it was for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to declare in 2007 that “this war is lost.” Obviously it was Bush […]
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Gaddafi: “Another One Bites the Dust”
I still find it astonishing and inconsistent that Mr. Nobel Peace Prize entered a war of choice in Libya. But as VDH said, "the only thing worse than starting a stupid war is losing it," and it looks like there is no further danger of losing to Gaddafi.
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In Which Your Humble Scribe Encounters Law & Order in Action
The sergeant told me I have the right to contest the summons, and showed me the relevant court date on the ticket. Hm… should I try to take it to court, given that I’m, like, obviously guilty and stuff?
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Cleveland Land Bank: A Model for Public-Private Partnership
Two things about this warm my capitalist heart. Instead of the aimless juvenile antics of the Occupy Wall Street crowd, the land bank program enlists the banks that helped create the mess in the effort to clean it up. And in the process, construction workers are employed who otherwise might be idle.
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The al-Awlaki Killing Crossed a Line. Bravo, Mr. President.
In addition to being a tactical victory, the killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is a welcome reminder that the President understands we are at war.
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She’s My Summer Love in the Spring, Fall and Winter
Eleven years ago today, on a perfect sunny autumn afternoon, the Web Goddess and I were married at St. George’s Church. The first time I sang to her was a couple of years before that.
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Steve Jobs: Poster Child for the Beauty of Capitalism
Profits are not deductions from the sum of the public good, but the real measure of the social value a firm creates.
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Another Body Blow to the “Tea Party Is Racist” Meme
Fiendishly clever, these Tea Partyers. You can almost hear the wheels turning in their twisted little minds. "What’s the most effective way to camouflage my deep-seated racism? Ha! I’ll vote for the black guy!"