This is probably controversial, but it shouldn’t be: The United States is not worth rebuilding after … all this. At least, not without substantial changes. For one thing, although the U.S. had some good things about it (even some great…
When You’re A Political Pirate: You Don’t Have An Article I, Section 8?
The U.S. stopped paying attention long ago to the Constitution’s statement that Congress, not the President, is authorized to start wars. The U.S. doesn’t actually operate by the actual text of the Constitution. It hasn’t for a long time; arguably…
Hey, Democrats: Stop Funding Fascist Coups
This is not a complicated issue, folks. A vote for the NDAA is a vote for fascism. Among other things, voting for the National Defense Authorization Act is quite literally voting for: (It was actually difficult to come up with…
Self-Interesting: Fairness And Equality Are Rational Choices
It seems obvious to me that wanting a State that actually treats all people fairly and equally is the rational, self-interested, choice. But that doesn’t seem to be a majority opinion. Most people who would even use a term like…
Yeah, It’s True: They Are The Bad Guys
I already had a concept of what I was going to write about this morning; something about how the pardon power should be redesigned. But I’d rather write about a line from the book I was reading last night. I’m…
No Kings’ Horses: The United States Cannot Be Fixed
The United States was designed to be resistant to change. And, hoo boy, that part of the design worked. That would be less problematic if the most famous part of the design, the “checks and balances”, had worked too. But…
We Know That Ukraine Knows: U.S. Security Guarantees Are Worthless These Days
The U.S. media really sucks at its job. So what else is new. Because every time Trump, damn his name or any of his underlings mentions offering security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any proposed “peace deal” at least…
Archive: On Power And Authority
This one I still agree with pretty much completely. I’ve said many of the same things again here. An old post of mine from Kuro5hin.Org, dated “Thu Jan 3rd, 2002 at 05:34:02 PM EST”. Here I want to discuss two…
War?: Crimes.
The regime’s actions around Venezuela are crimes. It really is that simple. The only real question is whether they’re war crimes or just crime crimes. And that uncertainty is only there because it’s the military doing them; if anyone else…
Archive: Book Review: Barry Trotter and the Unauthorized Parody
I should dig up this book for the kid who’s really into the Harry Potter books. An old post of mine from Kuro5hin.Org, dated “Sat Dec 29th, 2001 at 11:23:02 AM EST”. I did get a copy of this book…