Monday, August 26, 2002

Calls for Action Open U.N. Summit [AP World News] Amazingly this story, quite long for the AP, is completely filled with Tranzi propaganda. There's not a single mention in the story of the one subject of the summit which might actually improve conditions for poor countries--ending the agricultural protectionism of Europe and the US. comment () trackback ()  9:44:06 PM     Some have asked who's paying for Tara's site. I wrote a page that explains.  [Scripting News] I hope Dave's assistance doesn't run afoul of the new incumbent protection campaign finance reform law. McCain and Feingold had people like Tara Grubb in mind when they wrote the law, after all. comment () trackback ()  9:35:13 PM     MSNBC.  Cheney outlines case against Saddam.  Frankly, this is a flawed strategy.  Given how unlikely it is that we will invade Iraq at this point, every belicose statement from senior government officials merely serves to sink the economy.  Stop it, please! America's chance for a declaration of war ended last spring. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] Saying an invasion is unlikely doesn't make it so. And what does a declaration of war have to do with anything? The US hasn't declared war in over 60 years--how many wars have we fought in that time? comment () trackback ()  9:29:15 PM     The HyperCard discussion on Macintouch has ended, so I'm including another link. After reading the discussion, I decided to buy another copy from the Apple Store, just to remind Apple there's still a market for it. comment () trackback ()  9:06:38 PM     As we experience a massive downturn in the technology sector, I am continually surprised by the inability of technologists to equate their economic health and well being to what congress and the President are doing to limit, truncate, and abort technological progress in this country.  Sure, all the other issues are interesting, but if you are unemployed or about to be because the technology industry is in a DEPRESSION, don't let the politicians distract you with the usually panoply of hot button issues that change little, but always offer an infamed debate. Vote your pocket book. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] It's not just Congress and the President that's the problem, it's the entire government. That includes the judicial branch and the massive unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy. comment () trackback ()  3:55:15 PM     Wanted for Outsider Trading. Those who lost their laptops buying overpriced stocks are looking for scapegoats. The self-made delusionaires are hunting for self-made millionaires. They are no better at picking the villains of the stock market bubble burst than they were at picking stocks. Accordingly, one of our most productive citizens is being targeted for destruction by our most unproductive entity, the federal government, whose principals are always whoring after the votes of the depraved. So I decided to find out what Martha Stewart's legal exposure was. [Ludwig von Mises Institute] A lengthy and somewhat technical review of insider trading laws. comment () trackback ()  2:39:59 PM     The comment count is back again. I have no idea what happened. comment () trackback ()  9:54:27 AM     How strange, the number of comments that was shown in the comment links has suddenly disappeared. comment () trackback ()  9:49:05 AM     People who think Washington is passing big laws that screw up the Internet should read Ernie the Attorney's legislative agenda for DC. It's funny but when you're finished rolling on the floor, give it some thought. The courts and a little civil disobedience can fix a lot of bad laws.  [Scripting News] Unfortunately, although the courts (and especially jury nullification) and civil disobedience could fix bad laws, in practice they don't. Most Americans don't know that they can vote against bad laws when serving on a jury, and civil disobedience doesn't work if the government is perfectly willing to lock up the entire country. Just look at the War on Some Drugs. comment () trackback ()  6:25:32 AM     Welcome to Tara Sue's new weblog. It's a Manila site, so we can work on the templates while she's posting. It also has membership, you can join the site, and get bulletins, and participate in the discussion group. Of course since it's a website, it's still a work in progress, but it's a lot more functional than the original site.  [Scripting News] comment () trackback ()  6:21:14 AM

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