Friday, February 22
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The
Difference Between Illegal Aliens and Robert Higgs
Bob insists it’s just a political fiction.
A new compilation of Lysander Spooner’s greatest works.
The
Pseudo-Independence of Kosovo
Scott Horton interviews Philip Cuncliffe on Kosovo’s “supervised independence” under the EU, the lie of humanitarian war and its murderous effects from the Balkans to Iraq.
The
War on Wikileaks Hits a Bump
Ben Arnoldy on how a judge’s attempt to shut down this wonderful site has revealed the limitations of law enforcement in Cyberspace.
L. Neil Smith offers some cures.
Cheney
Planned US Control of Iraqi Oil Before 9/l1
Jon Taplin on Dick’s secret meetings with Exxon-Mobil, Conoco, Shell and BP America in Spring 2001.
A
Message from the Women of Okinawa
On the continuing problem of American GI rapists.
The
Myth of the NASA Space Pen
Ciara
Curtin on the persistent myth that “NASA
spent millions to develop a pen that would write in space, whereas the Soviet
cosmonauts used a pencil.” In reality, “the problem of weightless writing
was not solved by either Soviet central planning or good old American
subcontracting, but by a private investor and a good idea.”
The
DUI Exception to the Constitution
Lawrence Taylor on the anti-drunk driving police state.
One of the most amazing feats of guitar work I’ve ever seen.
Per Bylund responds to his critics.
Google
to Store Health Records
A mixed bag, that Google.
Airport security education for children.
That’s ten times as many as French.
The
One-Hour E-Mail Moratorium
And nine other smart and lazy ways to save your workday.
UK
Housing Market On the Ropes
Too.
Serb
Rioters Set Fire to US Embassy
McCain
Declares War on New York Times
15
Most Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals
World’s
Most Evil Fish Invades Britain
A photo blog. (10 pages)