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So soon we forget

By Brian Hurt | August 6th, 2010
The first thing to remember is that the main difference between what we did to Hiroshima and Nagasaki and what we did to Tokyo, or what Japan did to China (see "The Rape of Nanking") or the Philippines, or what we did to Dresden, or what Germany did to Coventry or Leningrad or Moscow, or what Russia did to Berlin, etc., etc. was how cheap it was.
Also posted in Classic | 1 Comment

Dear deficit “hawks”: bite me

By Brian Hurt | July 26th, 2010
Here's the problem I have with the recent furor over the deficit and the debt: my long term memory still works.
Posted in Politics | 6 Comments

Officially Insane: Peacebuilding is Illegal

By Robert Fischer | July 10th, 2010
In Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, the Supreme Court has ruled that is it illegal to do peace-building efforts with terrorist groups—y'know, nasty things like "training PKK members to use international law to resolve disputes peacefully".
Posted in Politics | 2 Comments

“Beer Wars”: Another Small Business Story

By Robert Fischer | June 28th, 2010
A fun and very informative documentary movie on the beer business in all its various facets that really woke me up.
Also posted in Reviews | 12 Comments

Not wanting to connect the dots

By Brian Hurt | February 27th, 2010
Republicans support cutting government, just not specific programs.
Posted in Politics | 4 Comments