:: walterindenver ::

:: Thursday, January 30, 2003 ::

Art as Propaganda

Peking Duck has some very interesting, very disturbing examples of posters from North Korea.

:: Walter 7:58 PM [+] ::
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Clever

I just found his blog this morning, and already Glen has one of my favorite posts.

:: Walter 9:26 PM [+] ::
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Speaking of Blogs

Why doesn't David Boaz have one? He does have an article published yesterday on FOXNews.com concerning the logical disconnect in the pro-choice side of the abortion debate. An excerpt:

Too many people these days think "choice" only refers to abortion. I'd like to hear a presidential candidate say, "I believe in a woman's right to choose. I believe in a woman's right to choose whether to have a child. I believe in a woman's right to choose any job someone will hire her for. I believe in a woman's right to choose to own a gun. I believe in a woman's right to choose the school she thinks is best for her child, public or private. I believe in a woman's right to choose what kinds of art she will spend her money on, even if she prefers Madonna or Randy Travis and Congress wants to give her money to Robert Mapplethorpe or Luciano Pavarotti. I believe in a woman's right to choose to drive a cab, even if she doesn't have a license. I believe in a woman's right to choose the employees she wants for her business, even if they don't fit some government quota. I believe in a woman's right to choose the drugs she prefers for recreation, whether she chooses Coors or cocaine. I believe in a woman's right to choose how to spend all of her hard-earned money, without giving half of it to the government."

Yes, that would be logically consistent.

:: Walter 9:13 AM [+] ::
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Keeping up with the Blogworld

New to me: a blog by libertarian (why aren't they all?) economist Glen Whitman called Agoraphilia, which means a fondness for markets or open society. You were thinking it meant something else weren't you? Perv.

Also, Wilde, which had disappeared, has been replaced by the precociously named American Empire.com. Welcome back, Dustin.

:: Walter 9:02 AM [+] ::
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tbotcotw

The Blog of the Century of the Week is back. Let's hope it's permanent.

:: Walter 5:19 PM [+] ::
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Timely

With just an hour to go, I've found some vital information that will greatly enhance your appreciation of the State of the Union Address. (via Hit and Run)

:: Walter 4:58 PM [+] ::
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Common Sense

Talkleft reports a study showing that gun 'fingerprinting' in California would be impractical. The unstated side benefit is that's one less argument for gun registration.

:: Walter 8:25 PM [+] ::
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Service to the Community

I found this lovely passage at the Libertarian Rant:

Then there are the words of Rudolph Hess, who in a speech on 13 June 1936 at the launching of a training ship implored his fellow National Socialists (a.k.a. Nazis) to remember that "the greatest nationalism and the truest socialism are the same: the spirit of simple service to the community."

(From a discussion on the push to reinstate the draft in the name of 'fairness'.)

:: Walter 1:04 PM [+] ::
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