Listing to Starboard
Sure, it’s a linkfest, but before we get to that, the content indicated by the pun in the title…
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Orson Scott Card, a semi-classical liberal Democrat (meaning not really classical liberal, but leaning that way; a kinda Roosevelt/Truman “liberal”) has another serious essay on the Iraq war worth your time. Being Orson Scott Card must be fun. A strange critter: Semi-classical liberal Democrat; right most of the time. As in
Keep in mind that most of the country of Iraq is functioning surprisingly well, despite the forays of terrorists into Shiite-majority and Kurdish-majority areas. The economy of most of Iraq is doing better than it ever was under Saddam; the people are far more free and, for the Shiites and Kurds at least, safer than before.
I missed this article by Jonah Goldberg, cos it was right around the time of The Great Third World County Ice-out. He cites de Toqueville and takes off from there essentially touching on Samuel Francis’ term “anarcho-tyranny” without actually mentioning the term. Example:
…We ban using trans fats for millions but flinch at the idea that some kid might have to endure the Pledge of Allegiance or a moment of silence in school if it conflicts with his conscience. Everyone must surrender his shoes, his regular-sized toothpaste and shampoo at the airport, but we man the barricades to protect a few young Muslim men from being inconvenienced for an extra five minutes at the airport.
Linkfested in earlier, this post from Pirate’s Cove deserves to be highlighted. As an example of anarcho-tyranny, the persecution (and prosecution and conviction) of two Border Patrol agents for doing their job stands out head and shoulders above the crowd of government misbehavior in recent months (including even the misbehavior by the prosecutor in the Duke rape case). Shame on the “Justice” Department for proceding with the persecution. Shame on U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton for ginning up the phony charges. Shame on the jury for being so stupid as to convict these two Border patrol agents for doing their job. And shame on President Bush for not getting off Vicente Fox’s lap long enough to pardon these guys.
*sheesh*
Read these three 1 2 3 WSJ articles by Charles Murray on education in America. No, really. READ them! Lil tickle from the first one: “Half of all children are below average, and teachers can do only so much for them.”
It’s hard to argue rationally against someone who’s actually done the politically incorrect real science on a subject and is able to make general applications sensibly. (Yes, Charles Murray wrote The Bell Curve. Have you read it?)
“Power corrupts. The ability to arrest and imprison another human being is an immense power that is held in bounds by principles based on common sense and common decency.”
Or not:
Why was the boy pursued so zealously? Jeanne calls it “a witch hunt” fueled by two factors: Thomas campaigned for office on a promise of being tough on sex offenders; and, he needs a high conviction rate in that area.
The real answer, however, may be the one Matt’s attorney reportedly received when he asked the County Attorney’s office, “Why are you doing this?”
According to Jeanne, he answered, “Because we can.”
16-year-old boy pursued as a sex offender for… being a (typically hormone-driven stupid) 16-year-old boy. Shades of Duke.
Lastly, just cos I want to, a link to a very short piece on Lincoln, in the spirit of this comment by Jerry Pournelle:
You can prove anything if you make up your data. You can draw any lessons you like from history if you ignore all the inconvenient historical facts. You may learn from good history but you learn little from bad history.
The article says nothing new or surprising (at least to folks who actually read a little history instead of the fluff that’s taught in schools), but it does nicely put paid to “The Great Emancipator” meme.
As Toynbee famouslysaid, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” (Of course, he said many other things nearly as pithy about history. 
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Time January 30, 2007 at 9:23 AM
Hating Carter, Living with Apartheid…
Jimmy Carter has somehow become more despised than one of the worst human rights violations in modern times….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Targeting Illegal Immigration: It?s Just the Bigge…
The business sector knows it, the political parties know it, and the rest of us are just waking up to these facts of life….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 11:57 AM
Why Mommy and Daddy Are Global Warming Nuts…
Remember back a couple years ago when the book "Why Mommy is a Democrat" came out? It was a good thing that Mommy didn't take the full Democrat position, otherwise the boys and girls woulldn't have been able to read it, as they would …
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Time January 30, 2007 at 12:03 PM
AWOL “officer” to get off light….
Lt. Watada is getting off light. Four years instead of six. He ought to be breaking rocks….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 12:44 PM
Nice post. Excellent lead. Orson Scott Card is one of the few writers still writing producing things still worth reading. Ender’s Game is one of the best pieces of Sci/Fi-Fantasy ever written (not that there are many fish populating that part of the barrel, but still, it’s nice to see a pony in there somewhere). Thanks for pointing out the essay – on my way to read it. I may not always agree with Card’s politics or POV, but he’s one of the few I can actually listen to and with whom I can find common ground.
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Time January 30, 2007 at 12:58 PM
Do You Support The Troops?…
It is a different century, yet it is the same fight….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 1:19 PM
Tuesday Reading List…
It’s been a while since I had the time or capacity to blog at usual levels, but I think the ship is righting and we’re likely back to blogging as usual. In light of this, here’s your Tuesday Recommended Reading List from the Yak:
1….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 1:28 PM
Have You Heard the One About the Pony?…
I was recently asked about a reference I made. Upon hearing a friend relate a story about some trouble he was having, I replied, “Wow. Gotta be a pony in there somewhere.” The resulting looks – and question – reminded me that not ever…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 2:36 PM
Muslim Medicine – An Oxymoron…
The Saudis have so much loose cash lying around that they could set up hospitals in inner cities and provide free care to the poor and non-insured among us. Well, you may wonder, “What’s wrong with that? If the Saudis want to take care of our poor w…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 2:42 PM
The Patriotic Terrorists…
The article below is actually on Huffington Post. I had to read it twice to be sure I wasn?t mis-reading and missing the punch line that everything wrong in the world is Bush?s fault….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Bindi Irwin Likes Snakes Better than the Press…
As they say ?. from the mouth of babes ?…..
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Time January 30, 2007 at 3:19 PM
Training the Force…
The Colorado Springs Gazette, Tom Roeder: Leaders say they have 100 training days to get the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion ready for war. It’s a tall order for Fort Carson’s newest unit. Half of the soldiers have been in the…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Doozie of the DaY: Michael Petit…
Today’s Doozies:Lines that ought to be jokes..but are dead serious.
Angel’s first prize goes to:
Michael Petit, ..“Living in a state that voted for George W. Bush in 2004 can be hazardous to a child’s health..”.
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Time January 30, 2007 at 3:37 PM
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Time January 30, 2007 at 5:19 PM
The wrong lesson…
I heard this read on the radio this morning on my way in to work. It’s a pretty interesting piece of commentary from Foreign Policy, and I think it’s worth a read….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 5:52 PM
Battle in Iraq Decimates Jihadist Warrior Cult…
This was a significant battle, a huge victory for Iraqi and American Troops and it?s not hardly mentioned in the news….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 6:04 PM
John Edwards and His Six Million Dollar Mansion…
The Breck Girl candidate has built himself a 29,000-square-foot mansion. TWENTY-NINE THOUSAND SQUARE FEET!!!!…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 6:13 PM
Smoldering Body in LA…
Police responding to a call for a rubbish fire found a smoldering body of what appeared to be an African American woman in her 30’s. The cause of death has not yet been determined but the dead woman was issued a warning by the local police in a…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 6:18 PM
Sometimes I feel like a heel….
The oldest girl received a letter in the mail yesterday from a friend. The outside of the envelope had the normal return address and addressee, and in place of the postmark was “Guinness Book of Records for Kids”. The……
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Time January 30, 2007 at 6:24 PM
Hillary Clinton and the Wild-Eyed Promise…
Yesterday conservative columnist David Limbaugh discussed the scary prospect of a Hillary Clinton Presidency. There is something deeply disturbing about Hillary’s announcement , and I think it’s in this paragraph. You know, after six years of George …
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Time January 30, 2007 at 9:11 PM
United We Stand, Divided We fall — Multiculturalism Out, Assimilation In…
Multiculturalism isn’t working so well for the British. Zia Haider Rahman writes “Diversity will never unite us”. He’s talking to the Brits and he thinks there is still hope for them: An important and timely study published by the Policy…
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Time January 30, 2007 at 10:31 PM
FaT KidS and Dhi-mmitude…
SOCIAL workers are placing obese children on the child protection register alongside victims thought to be at risk of sexual or physical abuse.
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Time January 30, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Barack Obama wants to end the bloodshed…
The Senator from Illinois and messianic candidate for President, has proposed a binding resolution regarding Iraq….
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Time January 30, 2007 at 8:12 AM
HELP WANTED: Would you pick Apples for $25 an hour?…
The Agriculture Industry needs immigrants to do the $50,000 per year jobs that Americans wont do.
Jack King, manager of national affairs for the California Farm Bureau Federation said,
“Labor shortages are becoming more pronounced and severe in …