Monthly Archives: September 2009

How Real is the Threat of Terrorism?

September 29, 2009
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According to the DHS, the threat level is "High" or "Orange". In dozens of domestic and international flights since, I have never seen a security level of "Yellow". "Orange" is the new "Normal". It has been this way, occasionally higher, for more than eight years.

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Property Rights Do Not Justify Sexual Harassment

September 29, 2009
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Block's argument is so stupid that I feel dirty just knowing that some readers might interpret this as a positive defense of his argument. I do not. To the extent that Block believes an ambiguous employment agreement grants the employer unlimited license to molest his employees, absolutely he is a raving ass. This does not mean that the entire corpus of "anarcho-capitalist" ethics is wrong,

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This is What a Police State Looks Like

September 28, 2009
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This is What a Police State Looks Like

The photo (taken from the video on YouTube) shows a group of heavily armed police officers posing for a group photo with one of their trophies captives. The purpose of staging such a photograph with someone who is "innocent until proven guilty" is psychological warfare.

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