In a trenchant essay he posted on the 30th of January, Vodkapundit fulminates against people he calls “doctrinaire libertarians”. While I sympathize in some respects — I too have been attacked for my pro-war position — I think there is some serious danger that Steve’s arguments are throwing out the baby along with the bathwater.… Continue reading Keeping Freedom Alive: a response to Vodkapundit
Month: January 2004
The Web and Identity Goods
InstaPundit writes: This seems to me to suggest that free downloads don’t do much to cannibalize actual [book] sales. I have more (or at least longer-term) experience with this than anyone else. Back in 1991, The New Hacker’s Dictionary was the very first real book (like, with an ISBN) to be released simultaneously in print… Continue reading The Web and Identity Goods
Narcissism and the American Left
John Perry Barlow, referring to the 2004 elections, writes: We can’t afford to lose this one, folks. If we do, we’ll have to set our watches back 60 years. If they even let us have watches in the camps, that is. “If they even let us have watches in the camps.” This is a perfect… Continue reading Narcissism and the American Left
War is the Continuation of Journalism
StrategyPage reports that Baathist dead-enders in Iraq are now using press credentials as cover. Some Iraqis working for Reuters were arrested after an attack on U.S. troops guarding a downed helicopter. Reuters is now protesting that this was an error. Considering the virulently anti-American slant of Reuters coverage, this is bleakly funny. Those Iraqi employees… Continue reading War is the Continuation of Journalism
Donald Sensing is so right
Donald Sensing is dead on target in his post suggesting the U.S military re-adopt the M1911 .45ACP pistol. I’ve fired a Beretta 92F and it’s an ugly, awkward gun that neither feels good in the hand nor inspires confidence in its stopping power. Those who have actually seen the sharp end of combat generally agree… Continue reading Donald Sensing is so right