Brad Pitt is Getting Married

June 24, 2008

brad-pittWell, not exactly. In September of 2006, Brad Pitt abandoned what little self-respect he had left (after abandoning America’s Sweetheart Jennifer Anniston for the former Billy-Bob Thornton-banging monster known as Angelina Jolie) and stated that he would consider marrying said monster only after gays were given the same right. Well, Brad, that day has arguably arrived! Read more

The War on Drugs. Should we Legalize all Drugs?

June 13, 2008

warondrugs.jpgIn my post about why I’m not a Libertarian I mentioned that I agree with much of the Libertarian Party’s platform on drugs, at least in theory. Here’s the jist of it – people should have the fundamental right to control what they put in their own bodies. Ok, since much of the pro-choice movement is based on the “get your laws off my body” argument, I can appreciate that position. Read more

Political Correctness is Killing our Country

April 3, 2008

virginia-tech-shooting-choIn the early morning of April 16th, 2007, a lone gunman murdered 32 people and wounded countless others on the Virginia Tech Campus. It was the worst school shooting in American history. The shooter, Cho, who had a history of mental instability, published his plans via YouTube and MySpace. Shortly after the shooting my father sent me the following email (published here with his permission). It was true then and it’s perhaps more true today – one year later. Read more

Personal Privacy - Does it Still Exist?

March 10, 2008

personal-privacy-butchcassidy-sundance-kidThere’s a famous scene in the western movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Two-Disc Collector’s Edition) where wanted bank robbers Robert Redford (Sundance) and Paul Newman (Butch) are chased by the authorities. Eventually, they ended up having to make a choice - go forward and leap from the top of an enormous waterfall or turn around and face the cops who greatly outnumber them. Read more

The War on Drugs. The Failure of Prohibition.

February 15, 2008

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In yesterday’s post I talked about why I agree with much of the Libertarian Party’s drug policy. However, I also explained why they lost me when they advocated the immediate legalization of all drugs. Today’s post draws an analogy between our current “war” on drugs and the failure of prohibition. Read more