Wingnut Remix. Atrios points out this lovely cartoon in the Chicago Sun-Times, pointing out that people won't think torturing Iraqis is such... [The Poor Man]

A nice pictoral discussion about moral relativity. Can you ignore evil acts because another action is more evil? Can the latter justify the former? Do we follow the Old Testament (eye for an eye) or the New (the Golden Rule)?   comment []12:45:19 AM    

Bush's New, New Lie. The president is busy adding to his already long list of mega-whoppers. Hint: it involves the phrase 'transfer of sovereignty.' [AlterNet]

A nice discussion of how little things will change. After June 30, the same 2000 employees will still be there doing pretty much the same thing, only now they will the the American Embassy in Iraq, our largest embassy. But it does allow him to have a redo button just before elections.  comment []12:38:40 AM    

The bureaucratic value of a free press. How a free press shrinks the OODA loop. [Mark A. R. Kleiman]

The view of a free press a providing a fast track of information up the hierarchy is interesting. But it should not make any of those in the hierarchy happy.  comment []12:29:14 AM