Monthly Archives: March 2003

about that sorry wave of suicide bombings

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 23 by Anton

Also found in the archives, whom to blame.

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1914 and all that

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 23 by Anton

Paul Berman in Salon It becomes ever more obvious that the First World War was the great trauma of modern civilization. Something huge cracked in the First World War and has never been repaired. Out of the First World War … Continue reading →

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where’s Barbra?

Posted on Sunday, 2003 March 23 by Anton

California Coastal Records Project: Our goal is to create a aerial photographic survey of the California Coast and update it on a periodic basis. . . . We currently have over 12,100 photographs (totaling over 82GB) of the California Coast online, covering … Continue reading →

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squish them before they get big

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 22 by Anton

Clayton Cramer wrote, by way of introducing himself over at the Volokh Conspiracy: . . . As I look back on my youth, growing up in Santa Monica, California, I can identify three defining moments in creating my political ideology. The first … Continue reading →

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the law of the human jungle

Posted on Saturday, 2003 March 22 by Anton

More from my archives, 1998 April 04: If anarcho-capitalism depends on everybody’s goodwill, so what? If that’s a serious flaw then we’re in deep trouble, because DAILY LIFE IN ANY SYSTEM depends on everybody’s goodwill to the same degree. Every … Continue reading →

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Our Boys

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

It’s sad to see how many people cannot distinguish between sentimental affection for Our Nation’s soldiers and unquestioning support for whatever policy those soldiers are sent to carry out.

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“Gritty anti-war hottie – dance with me?”

Posted on Friday, 2003 March 21 by Anton

Thanks to Rob Power for pointing out this petite annonce. I imagine Craigslist content cycles rapidly, so I’ll quote it in full for posterity. I was the WASPy guy who hopped off my bike to drag your cement trash can … Continue reading →

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