Posts Tagged ‘terror’
Not being drone murdered is an individual right
We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual. – Statement of Principles, Libertarian Party That line, especially the bit about the “cult of the omnipotent state,” has been the subject of many internal battles within the party at conventions. There is a…
Read MoreResults Oriented Thinking in the War on Terror
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, Orin Kerr works himself into knots in two convoluted posts about the al-Marri case (4th Circuit rules that Qatari student living in the U.S. can’t be held indefinitely as an “enemy combatant”). Prof. Kerr trots out a hypothetical familiar to anyone who has studied Criminal Procedure generally and the 4th…
Read MoreTerry Jones Speaks Out on British Captives in Iran
Terry Jones, film director and Python, has a lovely op-ed in the Guardian entitled “Call that humiliation?” that’s worth a read. I share the outrage expressed in the British press over the treatment of our naval personnel accused by Iran of illegally entering their waters. It is a disgrace. We would never dream of treating…
Read MoreBoston = Stupid
I hate to impugn an entire city, but the insane response to an Aqua Teen Hunger Force marketing prank is the stupidest thing I’ve seen in a long, long time. They ought to fire their police chief for being an idiot and send a “Thank You” cared to Turner Broadcasting for exposing his incompetence. UPDATE:…
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