Internet trolls are fascinating creatures. They live in the nooks and crannies of the internet, eager to pounce on any unwary passer-by. I find the psychology fascinating, as trolls almost always advocate a political point of view, and do it exceedingly badly. So badly that one is often left wondering Read more…
Scientific research is based on the idea of review, so others can reproduce your results. Peer review should not be about insuring a pre-determined outcome. It certainly shouldn’t be about intimidation of reporters. Is shouldn’t be about politicians defining what the “real science” is. Especially when they’re repeatedly wrong about Read more…
While I was out, it seems we found out the science on Global Warming is a lot less settled than Al Gore would like us to believe. At the risk of being called the moral equivalent of a Holocaust denier, I can’t say that this particularly surprises me. When we Read more…
Short little theory about recent electoral history that no one in the establishment is willing to entertain because it is just too scary. We have the trouncing of democratic governors and it’s announced as a fundamental shift in the electorate, away from the fundamental shift in the electorate back in Read more…
Apparently the GOP felt is was behind the curve when it came to the rape-apologist bandwagon. Hell, if I parse this right, the amendment that these 30 asinine twits voted against wouldn’t make it illegal for a company to make a contract saying you can’t sue if their employees gang-rape Read more…
Thought that, instead of my normal rant on current events, I’d go and post a little bit about some first principles. This is by way of explaining why my friend Maureen calls my politics “weird.” Usually, a preface like that leads to some moral calculation of why this system is Read more…
Democrats should be realizing now that Obama’s dearth of experience, especially executive political experience, was probably not as big an issue in the campaign as it should have been. I’m sure, at the time, everyone who voted for him assured themselves that he was going to be fine, he’d just Read more…
Mea culpa time. I was wrong about ACORN the first time I posted about it. I still believe the thesis of that post, but I think I was a bit ignorant of the scope of the corruption involved. And a little exchange on Facebook led me to realize that a Read more…
There’s a video making the rounds that’s causing a considerable stink around the interwebs, enough that it even got a segment on the Glen Beck show where it fit seamlessly into the vast left-wing conspiracy. The teeth-gnashing and angst about this video may not be quite comprehensible to those of Read more…
Anyone following my blog should realize I have a strong libertarian streak, which may in fact confuse some people who’ve read my Hostile Takeover books and/or Prophets. The planet Bakunin plays a central role throughout, and while it has a functioning anarcho-capitalist society, its not portrayed as a shining Heinleinesque Read more…