Month: February 2006

  • Free Windows Software update

    I’ve updated my list of free and essential windows software with some new entries.

  • On the Port Controversy

    I’m surprised to find myself caring about this, but I’ve gotten in a debate over the UAE port deal. Some of my thoughts: The U.A.E has some significant freedoms compared to the U.S., especially in some areas that I find personally important. Whether economic or political freedom is more important to you personally is not…

  • Only the federal government is capable of spending $22 billion on a website designed solely to give away money – and then finding out that it doesn’t work for a third of the intended users. Is it just me, or does creating a site that basically forwards forms to other agencies not seem like a…

  • But is it accurate?

    Apparently some Muslims are in a tiffy about this image. They are issuing death sentences, burning embassies, and demanding that “honest people all over the world to condemn this act.” But is this an inaccurate portrayal of their religion? Until they condemn these acts, I think it is. I think there is a historical significance…

  • ARI LTE: Holding out for a hero

    I thought this letter to the editor from the Ayn Rand Institute (published in the Los Angeles Times) was especially relevant given the inspiration for this blog: Dear Editor: While it is great to finally welcome Superman back to the wide screen, Geoff Boucher’s “Old-Fashioned Value” [Jan. 15] raises disturbing questions about our culture. If…