Terrorism is a real threat, and one that needs to be addressed by appropriate means. But allowing ourselves to be terrorized by wannabe terrorists and unrealistic plots — and worse, allowing our essential freedoms to be lost by using them as an excuse — is wrong.
Category: politics
REAL ID Comments Close Tonight!
A national ID is wrong and is counter to the principles upon which this country was founded.
“The Drumhead”
“The first time any man’s freedom is trodden on we’re all damaged.”
The Old New Thing : The politician’s fallacy and the politician’s apology
In the politician’s apology, you apologize not for the offense itself, but for the fact that what you did offended someone.
Lessons from 1984
We all know about George Orwell’s 1984, right? Well, sometimes I think maybe we don’t, because we keep doing stuff that seems to be taken straight from the book.