Author Archives: Anton

how are cases named?

Posted on Monday, 2004 December 20 by Anton

How did the medical marijuana case now before the Supreme Court come to be called Ashcroft v Raich? I gather that it began life as a criminal case, which would normally be titled US v Raich. Or it could be … Continue reading →

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liens nus

Posted on Thursday, 2004 December 16 by Anton

Among the Bourgeoisophobes another Strange Bedfellows story about Ashcroft v Raich Assault Weapon Watch toward a Psychiatric State

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mud sticks

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 December 15 by Anton

[Upton] Sinclair wrote The Jungle [1906] to ignite a socialist movement on behalf of America’s workers. He did not even pretend to have actually witnessed or verified the horrendous conditions he ascribed to Chicago packing houses. Instead, he relied heavily … Continue reading →

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death by safety

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 December 15 by Anton

Independent Institute: History of Federal [drug] Regulation (cited by Sunni Maravillosa)

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how soon the inevitable?

Posted on Wednesday, 2004 December 15 by Anton

My One True Ex hears from her mother a rumor of an effort to “put the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress and the British Library on line”, and commands me to ask my Vast Network of Contacts … Continue reading →

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Argentine dialect?

Posted on Monday, 2004 December 13 by Anton

Mail through yahoo.com.ar yesterday carried the tag Ahora podés usar Yahoo! Messenger en tu Unifón . . . . Shouldn’t podés be puedes?

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QotD

Posted on Monday, 2004 December 13 by Anton

Acton: Many men have compressed their entire wisdom into portable aphorisms. Others have had it done for them. Epigraph to — what else? — a collection of excerpts from the writings of Lord Acton. I became curious as to when … Continue reading →

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