Today was the 360th anniversary of the Putney Debates, and since I have named this blog after one of the Levellers, I ought to mark the occasion. The Debates were: a series of discussions between members of the New Model … Continue reading
In Denmark. The full story can be read here. The organisation that was attacked, the local branch of SIOE (see previous link), is coming under heavy criticism for links with neo Nazis and white supremacists, something I pointed out has … Continue reading
I expect this will be smoothed over, but still… Straws in the wind? Concerns over Microsoft’s Office 2007 and Vista licensing terms have prompted a UK government agency to warn schools against signing licensing agreements. Becta, the UK’s education technology … Continue reading
When complaints from a neighbour forced an expensive lowering of their new roof, the builder of this house in Utah decided to install some unusual heating vents. I was reminded of John Gladden, about whom there are disappointingly few pieces … Continue reading
Ruth had to park off-campus overnight, and could only find a space in a bad neighbourhood. When she returned to her car in the morning, there were some dents on the body and a side window had been smashed. A … Continue reading
Michael J. Totten quotes from a book called House to House. Read Totten’s piece. The quote includes this, about the way “insurgents” treat their human shields: I moved upstairs, searching for an insurgent who had been shooting at our Bradleys. … Continue reading
Yesterday Leicestershire police confirmed that Ms Pilkington had contacted police repeatedly about youngsters making her and her daughter’s life a misery. Neighbours claimed that children would bombard Ms Pilkington’s house windows with stones, bang on her front door and shout … Continue reading
Chickenhosers*: How foolish fighting fire is. And what a waste of resources in a country where there are children without health insurance. And it’s no wonder fire hates us. We’ve been demonizing it ever since the first cinematic Frankenstein monster … Continue reading
She has a point: The most effective anti-poverty formula in America is: (1) graduate from high school; (2) don’t have children before you are married and only have the number of children you can afford; (3) stay out of jail; … Continue reading
If you have an AOL account, and have emailed me in the past, virus scan your computer. I’m getting a lot of bounces, so someone’s getting sending out spams with my address in the From header. But the first Received … Continue reading