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bin Laden: the War model vs the Law Enforcement Model
I was curious to see what pecunium might have to say about the killing of Osama bin Laden. Two things stand out for me.
What I don't think it was is "justice". It was revenge. Which is, in it's way fine. A lot of people feel better now. Ok ( Read more... ) -
The non-defense of DOMA
From CATO:
Liberals: If you think declining to defend DOMA is the right decision, how will you feel when a Republican administration declines to defend in a school prayer case? Or an abortion case? Or on Obamacare itself?
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New book: The Wheel of the Year
Here, within this circle, we shall learn the dance of the Lady, Mother of all things, and her beloved, the Lord of Death and Resurrection.
This dance is ancient beyond time, yet eternally new. It is the dance of atoms and of particles that flicker in and out of existence in a wink. It is the dance of the sun and the moon. It is the stately dance ( Read more... ) -
Memorial for Bob Null
The lasfs is holding a memorial service for Bob Null, who died of cancer on June 22.
The memorial will take place at the LASFS clubhouse:
11513 Burbank Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91020
Date: Saturday, August 17 14, 2010 ( Read more... ) -
Variant standards on torture
A case being tried right now in Chicago involves a police detective who allegedly tortured a suspect.
Instapundit notes:
I suspect this would be getting a lot more attention if it had happened at Guantanamo instead of in Chicago ( Read more... ) -
We disagree.
Note: This response is being posted as a main post in my LJ because the logical place for it is no longer available to me. Comments from my account in pecunium LJ are no longer allowed. So, instead of being buried thirteen pages down in a comment chain only four people are still following, I'll post my response here.
For the past several years, pecunium has ( Read more... ) -
Most irritating...
After my copy of the "Shoggoth on the Roof" soundtrack disappeared (following the six-car pile-up on the Grapevine), I finally decided to track down a vendor and buy a replacement copy. I made the purchase over the vendor's website on June 10 ( Read more... )
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