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Christian and libertarian charity
[andrewdied]
Nov 03 2005, 20:59 EST [updated Nov 18 2005, 09:56 EST]
Touchstone published a letter to the editor of mine. The
original article was in the September 2005 issue, entitled "Deep Charity, the Libertarian Failure" by Graeme
Hunter. (The article is not online now, but may be in the future.) The original Full Text
Criminal attempts Crime, news at 11
[jackdied]
Oct 27 2005, 23:53 EDT [updated Oct 28 2005, 00:34 EDT]
A twenty-two year old woman was saved from imminent harm yesterday because of some street smarts and a taser which she was permitted to carry by the Commonwealth. An older man of medium complexion and unknown race assaulted her in her home after followin Full Text
Your week in Quickies
[quickie]
Oct 27 2005, 19:51 EDT [updated Oct 27 2005, 23:21 EDT]
This blog is worth...
[andrewdied]
Oct 25 2005, 17:49 EDT
Apparently jackdied.com is worth $1,129.08 as a blog. Uses some magic Full Text
Harriet Miers withdraws!
[jackdied]
Oct 27 2005, 09:01 EDT [updated Oct 27 2005, 09:13 EDT]
Yay! Withdrawing was the best way for her to go - as opposed to being shut out in committee, voted down on the floor, or even having Bush withdrawing her name. Well, the best case would have been for her to never have been nominated in the first place.
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Dream Hardware (and associated nightmares)
[jackdied]
Oct 23 2005, 01:12 EDT
LCD monitors have been getting bigger and cheaper for years. This past week they got big enough and cheap enough for me to pick up a pair. I bought two Samsung 204T 20" LCD monitors ($650 ea retail, $550 + shipping on pricewatch). To drive these twin b Full Text
[jackdied]
Oct 19 2005, 22:43 EDT [updated Oct 20 2005, 11:06 EDT]
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Your week in Quickies
[quickie]
Oct 18 2005, 09:47 EDT
Karl Rove's Garage
[bobsalive]
Oct 18 2005, 09:46 EDT
This is one of the most ridiculous news stories I've read in a while.
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True Freedoms are not Zero Sum
[jackdied]
Oct 14 2005, 13:24 EDT
Mickey Kaus is a bit confused (scroll down) about the first amendment and who is "the press." He's talking about whether and what special press privileges should be and who should get them.
If Congress does grant special First Amendment rights (i.e. Full Text
Your week in Quickies
[quickie]
Oct 11 2005, 13:15 EDT
Ben's Bargains
[bobsalive]
Oct 11 2005, 13:13 EDT
Yet another computer/electronics bargains site, though this one is nearly ad-free.
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