Glenn Reynolds “argues”:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12132529/#060410 (mostly tongue-in-cheek) that the quickest way to solve the illegal immigration problem is to just annex Mexico. His real point, though is that the long-term solution to the dilemma is to insist that our neighbor to the south adopt serious democratic and economic reforms; i.e. to become more American. He’s probably right.… Read More Annex Mexico?
I just finished listening to “an intriguing discussion”:http://www.uncommonknowledge.org/800/802.html concerning how relevant “George Orwell”:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Orwell remains today. I don’t know a lot about the man other than familiarity with a couple of his most famous books, but the discussion was intriguing enough that I’m now planning to do some reading both about the man and of his… Read More Does Orwell Matter?
I just finished watching The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe on DVD which I got through my subscription to Blockbuster’s “online movie rental service”:http://www.blockbuster.com/. It’s a lot like Netflix, although I’ve tried both and actually like Blockbuster’s service a little better; but more on that later. I liked the movie… Read More The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
In “this”:http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060406_4741.html DefenseLINK press release DoD assistant secretary Peter C.W. Flory assesses the US BMD(Ballistic Missile Defense) system as having reached initial operating capability. He says it’s still primarily in testing mode, but he apparently believes it’s stable and reliable enough to handle incoming threats. Whether this means it’s actually “live” and online is unclear,… Read More BMD initial capability reached
There’s some good stuff on “strategypage”:http://www.strategypage.com/ today. First off, “an article”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/articles/20060405.aspx on the development of the Iraqi army, specifically the 9th Mechanized Division. It’s interesting that we’re choosing to outfit these divisions with practically all old Soviet-bloc equipment. Another article “explains”:http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/articles/20060406.aspx why the “recent coverage”:http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/173248/3/ of Iran’s supposed new “super weapons” is mostly just hype.… Read More strategypage: iraq, iran, etc