As I rode my bike past Vons today, I saw the picketing workers -- all six of them -- standing in front of a delivery truck trying to enter the loading bay. Now, I have no problem with people unionizing or striking -- if you have a raw deal at work, I think it takes...
Interesting letter on the very legitimacy of weapons inspections, from Mr. Daniel Larison: Mr. O'Neill makes an excellent point. Though I must admit that I myself sometimes became caught up in what Blix said or didn't say as some kind of evidence in the argument over...
Good roundup of articles on the Mother Jones website. Includes this analysis from Israeli author David Grossman: Something in the public's stormy and almost hysterical reaction that gives the impression that the 'lynch mob' after the pilots does not derive only from...
Parallel-universe news from Gene Callahan and Bob Murphy: October 10, 2003, New York City – Responding to growing public resentment over aggressive military campaigns, the United Nations today announced the release of a global "do-not-bomb list." A new UN resolution...
Instead of paraphrasing U.S. government propaganda, the bloggers at National Review link straight to the press release. Bravo! A lesson in integrity for the rest of the White House shills in the blogosphere.
Ali Ismail Abbas, the Iraqi boy who suffered the loss of both arms and much of his family during the glorious liberation of his country, has been fitted with prostheses by a British charity. This is wonderful news, and Ali seems genuinely grateful for the help he has...
Israel is now reported to have submarines equipped with nuclear weapons. As an Israeli, I find it a great relief. Now, even if Israel is completely destroyed, we'll strike back at whoever did it. We may all perish - but not ignominously! In fact, the future is already...
Read this post by Glenn Reynolds, then read the article it refers to. Then convince me that Reynolds hasn't gotten into Limbaugh's stash. Reynolds makes it sound as if Brendan O'Neill's article somehow makes the case for war, like this hawk yelp from Charles...
Or rather, damned French media. From AFP: In Baghdad's Sadr City district, more than 10,000 Shiites gathered for the funeral procession of two of their own killed in a firefight Thursday night between the Mehdi Army militia and coalition soldiers that also left...
Sam's post on a book review in the eXile reminded me I haven't visited their page for a while. One of my favorites is the "War Nerd," though I'm not sure why. Maybe because he doesn't mince words... Here's his take on the whole "Greater Albania" issue. The way I've...
