Does that sound stupid? Good, because it is moronic. Yesterday morning. I watched a video by one of my favorite sites, TL;DR News. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. TLDR is left leaning but has always tried hard to be fair in its reporting. Fair enough, you can’t ask for more than a good faith effort. Yesterday’s video wasn’t even close and the sad thing is I doubt they realized it. Well, if they see my comment, they’ll … Continue reading “Protecting the Rule of Law by Violating the Rule of Law”
Make Sure it’s Dead, Jim!
Phasers on maximum! The problem we have as Americans is that we expect automation to work even when we apply the concept to things that shouldn’t be automated. Hint: self driving cars are not a great plan. Drone cars, however… Governing our overgrown, sassy and fat government is another of those things we shouldn’t automate but, boy, howdy, do we ever try! If the choice is Twitter or actually reading a whole newspaper article, well, half of you couldn’t find … Continue reading “Make Sure it’s Dead, Jim!”
Losing the Left is the Best for the West
Normally, I talk American politics on Wednesdays, but this is an issue that really spans both the US and Europe. If anything, it affects Europe to a much greater degree and will be much more difficult for them to deal with. There’s a poison going through Western democracies – leftism. It’s insidious as it masquerades as concern for the underprivileged but instigates policies that do underprivileged people far more harm than good. Leftism is a spectrum – most political movements … Continue reading “Losing the Left is the Best for the West”