Category Archives: politics

duty to retreat

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 18 by Anton

Bill Quick complains: The notion that one cannot protect one’s property with deadly force, if necessary, essentially means that the entire concept of property ownership is a farce. It means that if a man with a knife demands my car, … Continue reading →

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yet another small price to pay

Posted on Sunday, 2002 February 17 by Anton

Found in my mail archive: Every time I turn around there’s another “small price to pay” in the name of some drooler’s feel-good mis-attempt to solve a non-problem. Got no patience for it anymore. (The one that peeved me most … Continue reading →

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sooner or later

Posted on Friday, 2002 February 15 by Anton

Claire Wolfe wrote a few years ago, “America is at that awkward stage. It’s too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.” Now Liz Michael observes: It’s probably not going to be what is … Continue reading →

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free the mouse

Posted on Tuesday, 2002 February 12 by Anton

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In re John Walker

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 11 by Anton

quoth Sgt Stryker: My only question is, Can I drink beer? That is the standard by which all nations are judged. If the answer is yes, then you’re cool with me. If the answer is no, then you’re a barbaric … Continue reading →

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two kinds of metaphorical web

Posted on Monday, 2002 February 11 by Anton

“Too much security is scarier than dirtbags”, from Joe Soucheray of Pioneer Press, through Glenn Reynolds by way of Swen. Years ago when my main outlet was APA-L, I predicted (in response to a grumble from Fred Patten, if memory … Continue reading →

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guns and cars

Posted on Sunday, 2002 February 10 by Anton

The meme “why not regulate guns like cars?” was much blogged last week. Anthony Swenson wrote: The real reason we should dislike the driver’s license model: Driving is not in the Bill of Rights. The right to keep and bear … Continue reading →

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