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Improbable Dreams of Oppression

Governments are typically built by intelligent people, but always slip into the hands of the merely crafty. Precious great people appear in the history of human government. Modern governments are probably worse than ever in this respect. Sometimes we are … Continue reading

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Naming and Shaming: Criminal Registrars

Not only do I lack the expertise, but I am not in a position to get it. But I deeply respect those who are willing to name names and shame the guilty in public. KnujOn (that’s “No Junk” backwards) is … Continue reading

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Gulf Oil Disaster: Does Anybody Really Know?

Obviously, since I’m not an expert on petroleum extraction on any level, there is nothing here which will uncover anything really new. There are some people who know, but we can’t be sure if all those yakking about it really … Continue reading

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Bureaucracy of Death (Updated)

A primary failure of Western Civilization is the removal of the person. We have contracts, not covenants; we don’t even understand the latter. We have laws, not Law. All our wonderfully thought out procedures crash against the rocks of reality … Continue reading

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Unpopular Historical Facts

This is not a debate. I hold not a glimmer of hope, under any delusions, that opponents are interested in honest discussion. I know this because I was once on their side. No one I knew or could contact was … Continue reading

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Paranoid Computer Security

You’ve probably heard the old joke: The computer which is most secure from online threats is the one which isn’t online. Most of us use our computers for entirely too many things. If it really is all you have, that’s … Continue reading

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The Irony of Too Much Information

So, we got this Internet thing humming along, and the whole world can scoop up all sorts of information all in the same instant, on any matter which is published. In general, everyone has equal access to whatever it is, … Continue reading

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The Next Civilization

The current dominance of Western Civilization, basically a Romanized German Cultural Empire, has been in decline for at least a century. We can point to conscious efforts among certain elements to bring this about, though it was quite obviously not … Continue reading

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Israeli Intelligence Failure on the Flotilla

This is not getting much notice, neither on the MSM nor from the back-channel and conspiracy sites: Israel’s Flotilla Raid Involved Espionage, Sabotage. Of course, no one should be surprised that Mossad attempts to infiltrate even baby showers, if they … Continue reading

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Conditional Libertarianism

My instincts are libertarian. I hate telling people what to do. I’ll take charge when it appears necessary, and I’m frankly good at it, but I don’t look forward to it. Still, I have to confess leadership is what God … Continue reading

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