Author Archives: Anton

you can fool some of the people some of the time

and I’ve fooled Bill Quick into calling me “well informed”. Tomorrow de vorld!

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do blogrolls matter?

Poll time: How often do you click on the column of “other blogs” links in other blogs? I don’t; if I wanted a long list of cryptic links, I have my own bookmark file to go through.

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Tom, Dick and Harry II

Eventually it occurred to me that by publishing my conversation with ‘Tom’ (here and on several libertarian mailing-lists) I spoiled its evidentiary value. Dammit. I’ll never be Nero Wolfe (though I surpass him in one respect). I have the impression … Continue reading

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need I say more?

Frodo Blackadder

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not so fast

I am usually of two minds about capital punishment, but when a story like this comes along – and this is not the first – it’s a bit easier to decide where I stand. I suppose it’s too much to … Continue reading

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guns, butter

Steve White scores a good one: Can someone explain to us why we expect the military budget to scale linearly with the GDP? Isn’t it the whole idea of a federal government that it will scale sub-linearly? Are we just … Continue reading

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bhorh nazgu

Lalaith offers: Bhorh nazgu burdatuluk. Bhorh nazgu thrakatul. Bhorh nazgu dupatuluk agh Lúthrongdush-shi krempatul. Five Rings to lure them all. Five Rings to bring them. Five Rings to dope them all and in Salt Lake City deceive them.

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