Posts by Nicholas Sarwark
Hijacking Media for Badnarik
Last Friday, the Libertarian Party of Arizona filed a lawsuit against Arizona State University and the Commission on Presidential Debates, alleging that the University’s sponsorship of the October 13th debate amounts to an illegal campaign contribution to Bush and Kerry. David Euchner, the self-described “gonzo lawyer” who filed the suit, has written an article at…
Read MoreIt’s time to come back from Iraq
Al Lorentz is an Army Sergeant currently serving in Iraq. He recently wrote a brilliant article entitled, “Why We Cannot Win“. In it, he lays out, with hard facts and the perspective of an experienced civil affairs officer in country, what is wrong with our Iraq policy. First, we refuse to deal in reality. We…
Read MoreWhose Reign of Terror ?
I got out of torts class early tonight because my professor, Andrew Popper, had to moderate a debate, entitled “Whose Reign of Terror at the Department of the Interior? A Debate About Cobell v. Norton,” sponsored by the Administrative Law Review. We were encouraged to attend and it seemed a bit more interesting than going…
Read MoreUpdate: Let Badnarik Debate
I just called the office of the Commission on Presidential Debates. Apparently Ms. Brown is out of the office today, but I left my name and phone number. Keep up the pressure, people. Yours truly, Mr. X …202.872.1020…
Read MoreLet Badnarik debate
The following is the text of a letter that I wrote to Janet Brown, executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates regarding Michael Badnarik‘s inclusion: Dear Ms. Brown, It has been suggested by numerous op-ed writers on editorial pages throughout the country that your organization, the Commission on Presidential Debates, is a partisan organization…
Read More“And did I mention that I don’t lie?”
I had an awesome day at the Takoma Park Folk Festival. People kept asking if it was lonely working the booth for Michael Badnarik in a sea of Democrats and I replied, “No, most everybody here is opposed to the War in Iraq, opposed to the Patriot Act, and for gay marriage; just like my…
Read MoreVote for Inclusiveness, Freedom, and Peace
I’ve survived another week, barely. I’m not exactly behind on my studying, but I’m not exactly caught up either. I should be in the midst of drafting a predictive memo for a negligent hiring case, rather than just briefing the source cases, but hey, that’s what weekends are for. Then again, this one has a…
Read MoreSecret law, secret testimony
The DOJ has asked to keep their arguments secret in the case brought by John Gilmore, the co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, challenging the requirement to show ID before boarding a plane. “We’re dealing with the government’s review of a secret law that now they want a secret judicial review for,” one of Gilmore’s…
Read MoreJack Valenti is an ass
Props to Scott for letting me know that Carrington Vanston is at it again with a wonderful essay on the stupidity of Jack Valenti. In fact, the only thing that’s ever made me want to pirate movies more than that annoying must-sit-through-it-again FBI Warning was the pre-show PSA by stunt man Manny “don’t call me…
Read MoreGun safety lesson
Apparently Monroe County Coroner David Toumey should practice a little more before giving any more gun safety lessons. Perhaps he should remember the rule, “don’t check to see if a weapon is unloaded while pointing it at your own leg. Yours truly,Mr. X …a public service announcement…
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