Aug
27
Police State in Denver
August 27, 2008 | 1 Comment
You hopefully know that the Democratic National Convention is currently underway in Denver, Colorado. These conventions are supposedly a part of the great democratic process in this country. This is where “the people” select their candidates to run for president. In reality, this has very little to do with “the people” and more to do [...]
Aug
22
Wrong! Do It Again!
August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” always comes to mind when educators are so inflexible, so bound by rules, that they can’t see the value in celebrating a young person who dares to express her own individuality. Watch the video from CNN about a 12-year old student who was suspended for dyeing [...]
Aug
20
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Listen to the new album from David Byrne and Brian Eno, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today. I’m posting this here for a couple of reasons. First, it’s David Byrne – a great musician and a cyclist. Second, I think that supporting alternative means of music distribution is the best way to show the RIAA [...]
Aug
11
Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Klan, and Memphis
August 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Way back in June, I posted details of a paper I wrote about Nathan Bedford Forrest and the city of Memphis. It seems that the city of Memphis just can’t shake the ghost of Forrest and his white supremacist influence. This time, Forrest’s legacy has surfaced as a part of congressional race in Memphis. Watch [...]
Aug
8
Anti-Islamic Hate Comes to the iPhone
August 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
While browsing through the newly released iPhone applications on the iTunes store yesterday, I noticed a new release named iQuran. I took a closer look at the application and thought that the interface looked pretty nice and that there were a lot of features. Then I noticed that there were 239 reviews for the application, [...]
Aug
4
That’s fine, you can have my freedom if you promise to keep me safe.
August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’m a bit slow to this story, but that’s only because I’m slow to most things. In a policy statement released last week by the Department of Homeland Security, border agents have the authority to take your laptop computer and search through all your files. And all this without the need to provide probable cause. [...]