Academic Freedom

There is no more unaccountable group in America today than academics. This is true even when they work for public institutions. This is clearly on display in this story about the American Association...

Would you apply for a racist firm?

I can’t tell if it’s a joke but there’s currently a Chicago Craigslist ad seeking only white males for a network admin job. Considering the situation of our economy and the fact...

I Want to Be Like Norm

This panel below is from a the web comic “Escape From Terra”.  It’s a pretty good hard science fiction story which examines how a libertarian/anarchist society might function in...

Gov. Palin on Health Care Reform

From the WSJ: Obama and the Bureaucratization of Health Care: The president’s proposals would give unelected officials life-and-death rationing powers.Instead of poll-driven...

British Library sound archive

The Guardian reports that the British Library revealed it has made its vast archive of world and traditional music available to everyone, free of charge, online. That amounts to roughly 28,000...