September 2010

Mimi & Eunice: Permission

by Nina Paley September 25, 2010

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Major Site Redesign

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 24, 2010

We decided to switch to a 2-column layout with only 1 sidebar, and we added some new features in the process. I’ll highlight the major changes. The main content column is now wider, making the text easier to read with less scrolling. The remaining sidebar is a bit wider than the old sidebars were individually [...]

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Grading the Pledge to America

by Geoffrey Allan Plauché September 24, 2010

So….the Republicans have put out their Pledge to America. Is it any good? Jeffrey Tucker sums it up pithily by juxtaposing short quotes from it and the Declaration of Independence: Declaration of Independence (1776): “That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or [...]

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Vis-Ed – An Example of How IP Doesn’t Matter

by Gil Guillory September 23, 2010

Visual Education has sold language flashcards for years. Part of the value of the product is selecting *which* 1000 words to include in a set of language cards. I’m sure this information was hard-won by consulting linguists, or more likely paying a professor to compile a list and format the cards the first time. They [...]

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Stop Saying “Drug Violence”

by Manuel Lora September 23, 2010

Say “prohibition violence” instead.

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Should Marriage Licenses Be Restricted to Heterosexuals?

by Robert Wicks September 23, 2010

One of the hot button issues in recent years has been gay marriage. Socially conservative people may well object to calling a gay union “marriage. That is, of course, completely understandable. Marriage and religion have been closely intertwined, and the most popular religions in the world today do not generally regard a same sex union [...]

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Article: Is Inequality and Asymmetry Really Problematic?

by David J. Heinrich September 21, 2010

In “How Inequality Shapes Our Lives,” Roderick Long argues that asymmetric relationships between services providers and customers or employers and employees are problematic. Some examples he cites include creditor-debtor relationships (e.g., credit cards), service provider-customer relationships (e.g., your ISP), landlord-tenant relationships, and employer-employee relationships. Professor Long’s fundamental objection to these asymmetric relationships is the alleged [...]

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