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I missed this from earlier in the previous week. China hacks 3 million Chamber of Commerce records. Hackers in China broke through the computer defenses of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last year and were able to access information about its operations and its 3 million members, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. There…

A lady who is the flack for a gun blog asked me to mention her blog and send them some traffic. I said I’d be glad to. “Send me a link to a post where one of your writers makes the connection between Drug Prohibition and the War On Guns and I’ll do a post…

Oliver K. Manuel in the comments at Climate Etc. alerted me to this post about the Corruption Of America. These problems manifest themselves in different ways across institutions in all parts of our society. But at their root, they are simply facets of the same stone. They are all part of the same essential problem.…

The banners are up to their tired old tricks. Here in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to exercise its authority to ban menthol cigarettes, even though studies repeatedly have found that they are no more harmful than non- mentholated cigarettes. Drunk with power, regulators and those encouraging them are using…

(The following is a guest essay, sent to me by a friend whose pen name is “Liberty Guardian.”) Which contemporary political figure claims to be a Teddy Roosevelt Progressive, extols FDR as the best 20th century President, and lavishes praise on SEIU leader Andy Stearns? Who sat down on the couch with Nancy Pelosi to…

I hate to say anything definitive for fear of contradiction (well actually I enjoy a good fight – sometimes even a bad one – but you may know how it is if you blog – you need to start off with something snappy in the hopes of holding some interest). OK Where was I? The…

After being intrigued and somewhat enchanted in a semi-awake state this morning by Turkish military music which is intended to do just that — — I found myself puzzling over the historically important nexus between the Mongols and the Turks, and then I stumbled onto a fascinating coincidence. The great Mongol Turk chieftain and conqueror…

The event is undeniable. I’m liking the fact that we’ve turned the clock already. Meanwhile, another undeniable event — Christmas — is coming. (Whether the White House likes it or not.)  

Glenn linked this post earlier, and my concern was aroused. Much of the discussion of the above event has mentioned the formal notice sent to WordPress by the US Justice Department. That notice asked WordPress to freeze records associated with three blogs hosted on its US-based servers. Those blogs were: http://tallbloke.wordpress.com (written by Tallbloke, who…

I don’t want a Chevy Volt. So why do I have to pay for someone else’s Chevy Volt? Chevy Volt Costing Taxpayers Up to $250K Per Vehicle Analyst: ‘This might be the most government-supported car since the Trabant’ Each Chevy Volt sold thus far may have as much as $250,000 in state and federal dollars…

The folks at Patriot Action Network have linked to some new Ulsterman posts. Are they true? Are they false? Who knows? Only time will tell. But they sure as hell are very entertaining. WHITE HOUSE INSIDER ON OBAMA: I’d Kick His Ass Into The F-cking Dirt… Ulsterman: That’s all rather mysterious – a bit dramatic…

As many of you know I have been attracted to the Gary Johnson for President Campaign. Unfortunately he has dropped out of the race (supposedly it will be official on the 28th). Which is why I look forward to voting for him. Confused? I have an explanation. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson told supporters…

Blogging is slow right now because of the Christmas rush. However, a friend sent me a link to a bizarre story about a teacher accused of assaulting a McDonald’s manager with food. The headline is Hash Browns Rage! Teacher Arrested For Pelting McDonald’s Worker With Food At Drive-Thru Window Teachers didn’t act that way when…

Newt Gingrich thinks that when the country’s founders set up three branches of government, what they intended to create was a sort of a super triumvirate, under which whatever 2 out of 3 of the branches wanted would end the inquiry. Thus, if the Supreme Court were to stand in the way of the President…

Dean Becker of The Drug Truth Network had this to say about the the Drug War anti-Prohibitionists (Reformers). Reform owns the moral high ground, the fiscal forum, the intellectual arena and the rational rodeo.

Steve Chapman’s take on criminalization of gay sex is similar to mine. Like me, Chapman finds it amazing that the barbaric practices in certain countries actually have conservative defenders: It may be hard to believe, but some 76 countries outlaw gay sexual relations. At least five — Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen —…

An exceptionally scary link from Glenn Reynolds made me realize what a cruel, vicious, and oppressive society America is. Half of Americans live below the median income level! Got that? This is a crisis, folks, and it is not likely to go away anytime soon. And as Glenn points out, even our sainted president probably…

Via Ann Althouse, I found a touching story about a new program to rehabilitate youthful offenders by having them perform Shakespeare. This, it is urged, would increase their low self esteem: The program would train court-referred teenagers to mount an abbreviated Shakespeare play after a six week session, under supervision of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee theater…

Anyone who runs Windows or who spends time online knows what a constant annoyance viruses, malware, adware, spyware, Trojans, unwanted self-installing “bars,” and all that other crap can be. I like to think that I am at least fairly conscientious about protecting my computer. After considerable research, I switched from Trend Micro (which missed a…