"To be governed is to be watched, inspected, directed, indoctrinated, numbered, estimated, regulated, commanded, controlled, law-driven, preached at, spied upon, censored, checked, valued, enrolled, by creatures who have neither the right, nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do so."

Community Rallies Around Sick Child

A Lancaster County girl suffering from a rare, incurable brain tumor is at the center of a widely distributed e-mail that is bringing out the best in many people.

The Change We Brought

For the last two years, we've rallied, cheered, hoped, and prayed together as we said, "Yes we can." Tonight, we celebrated, applauded, united and cried together as we said, "Yes we did."

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PETA Wants To Buy SeaWorld And Free Shamu

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants to buy a SeaWorld park, possibly the one in San Diego, free the animals inside and replace them with virtual reality exhibits, it was reported today.

Obama is the New...

Hysterical article noting, with links, how Obama has been called "The New X" by various media outlets, where X is one of 21 Presidential candidates/Presidents from the past century. Great commentary on the state of political punditry, as one commenter noted.

What is Obama up to tonight? [UPDATED]

I just received an e-mail from Barack Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, to supporters of the campaign. In it, he makes an appeal to those supporters to watch Barack's speech tonight.

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Hillary Clinton's Michigan argument is BS.

On Division By Zero's article "Democrats: What Should Happen with Michigan & Florida?," apparent Hillary Clinton supporter g-lowell makes a common argument that HRC has made herself: that Barack Obama "willingly and knowingly removed his name from the ballot" in Michigan, and thu …

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Why Hillary Might Concede Tonight

Though I have absolutely no insider information whatsoever, my uneducated guess is that Hillary Clinton will concede the nomination to Barack Obama tonight. Here's why:

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Speaking Silence for the Silenced.

The following was written in honor of all members of the LGBT community, but most especially Lawrence King, murdered on February 12 of this year, simply because he was openly gay.

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Breaking: Obama's "Gategate" gaffe at Indiana high school

EVANSVILLE (AP) — In the midst of daunting pressure from his rivals, Barack Obama caused an outburst and renewed cries of racism today when he called a white fence "black."

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Cory Doctorow: why personal data is like nuclear waste

We should treat personal electronic data with the same care and respect as weapons-grade plutonium - it is dangerous, long-lasting and once it has leaked there's no getting it back

It's Past Time to Bury the Hitler Analogy

Comparing foreign leaders to Adolf Hitler has long been a way of U.S. leaders to start hot wars and fan cold ones. But the Munich analogy isn't just inaccurate, it's dangerous.

The Argument

Say it so I'll see through it. Refine your predefined vocabulary to mask it. Realign your voice, suppress the feeling, oppress the understanding.

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Prostitute auctions sex for charity

A Chilean prostitute has auctioned 27 hours of sex to raise money for the country's largest charity during an annual fund-raising campaign.

Why the XM-Sirius Merger Makes Sense

By the end of the year, the Justice Dept. and the Federal Communications Commission should have completed their review of the proposed merger of satellite radio providers XM Satellite Radio Holdings and Sirius Satellite Radio.

Can teen sex prevent delinquency?

Discoveries of genetic differences between races are worrying intellectuals. Benefits of finding differences: 1) It helps us understand diseases. 2) It helps people clarify their ancestry. 3) It helps us target drugs and prenatal tests to populations likely to benefit from them.

What says Christmas like a serial killer?

A German advent calendar for children has become a hot seller since word got out it has a picture of a notorious serial killer on it.

Stephen Colbert writes in the New York Times. Scathing irony ensues.

Surprised to see my byline here, aren't you? I would be too, if I read The New York Times. But I don't. So I'll just have to take your word that this was published. Frankly, I prefer emoticons to the written word, and if you disagree :(

Devices Enforce Silence of Cellphones, Illegally

"She was using the word 'like' all the time. She sounded like a Valley Girl," said the architect, Andrew, who declined to give his last name because what he did next was illegal.

War and Terror Inc.

Immediately after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush declared that the rest of the world had to decide whether it was with us or against us. But it turns out that in the new world order, you can be both -- and make a boatload of money in the process.

Conscience of a Conservative

In the fall of 2003, Jack L. Goldsmith was widely considered one of the brightest stars in the conservative legal firmament.

The Top Ten Reasons Marijuana Should Be Legal

Prohibition has failed to control the use and domestic production of marijuana -- it's time everyone faced this and the rest of the compelling arguments for legalizing it.

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow Resigns

This just in. As Tony Snow, the White House press secretary had indicated earlier, he has decided to resign his post with the Bush administration, effective Sept. 14.

It's Offical: Fred Thompson enters the 2008 election race

Republican Fred Thompson will formally announce his long-anticipated presidential candidacy on a webcast next Thursday, he and his top aides told supporters wired into a conference call today.

A financial analyst suggests re-linking the dollar to gold

Lewis argues for a return to a solidly maintained "gold peg" for U.S. currency.

How to Spot a Fake Rolex

They say there's a "sucker born every minute" but you're not a sucker if you intentionally know what you're getting into. On a recent trip to New York City, I knew that Canal Street was the place I could find the not-so-elusive fake Rolex watch.

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