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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Glenn Greenwald on Libertarianism

Yet more evidence that Glenn Greenwald is one of the best thinkers on the web.

Posted on Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 11:18 PM | Comments (2) | Top

Monday, October 12, 2009

The hysterical right-wing canard about "death panels" under socialized medicine--oh, wait!

This story from the Times reveals the not so tender mercies of British death panels:

AN 80-year-old grandmother who doctors identified as terminally ill and left to starve to death has recovered after her outraged daughter intervened. Hazel Fenton, from East Sussex, is alive nine months after medics ruled she had only days to live, withdrew her antibiotics and denied her artificial feeding.....
Doctors say Fenton is an example of patients who have been condemned to death on the Liverpool care pathway plan. They argue that while it is suitable for patients who do have only days to live, it is being used more widely in the NHS, denying treatment to elderly patients who are not dying.

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 2:08 PM | Comments (0) | Top

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Pirates and Princes

Somali pirates being in the news, this great passage from Noam Chomsky comes to mind:

In the "City of God," St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great. The Emperor angrily demanded of him, "How dare you molest the seas?" To which the pirate replied, "How dare you molest the whole world? Because I do it with a small boat, I am called a pirate and a thief. You, with a great navy, molest the world and are called an emperor." St. Augustine thought the pirate's answer was "elegant and excellent."

Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 12:19 PM | Comments (1) | Top

Friday, October 10, 2008

More Reasons to Doubt McCain's Record as a "War Hero" and "Maverick"

A propos of Keith's post, there's a very satisfying demolition of McCain's whole career as "war hero" and "maverick' politician in Rolling Stone.

Posted on Friday, October 10, 2008 at 12:50 PM | Comments (0) | Top

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