EGOReason - Egoism - Laissez-Faire CapitalismAROUND THE WEB ON 10-26-06- October 26, 2006 Cross-posted from Gus Van HornToday, I find myself getting back into the blogging groove after an insanely busy last couple of days. Lots of good stuff here, and I just barely skimmed through the feeds. Here are today's finds in the order I encounter them on my browser tabs....Neil Davenport of Spiked describes what sounds like a real travesty of a televised bull session. "BBC Channel 4 newsreader Jon Snow summed up the mealy-mouthed character of the programme by declaring that, 'Perhaps free...http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/around-web-on-10-26-06.html THE BACKWARD WAR ON TERROR STRATEGY- October 23, 2006 I look forward to hear reports from the conference (The Jihad Against the West: The Real Threat and the Right Response) at Ford Hall Forum in Boston. Did you listen to Dr. Yaron Brook's lecture, Democracy vs. Victory: Why the "Forward Strategy of Freedom" Had to FailRelated: My post, FORWARD STRATEGY OF FREEDOM.http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/backward-war-on-terror-strategy.html GOP PREMORTEM- October 23, 2006 It is interesting to see how the GOP is struggling to keep the seats in the forthcoming elections. Rush Limbaugh is angry about a GOP pre-mortem comment. The main problem with today's conservatives is that they are not able to defend capitalism in a principled way. It could be the case that they hesitate to support capitalism due to their "pork" addiction... Here is a quote from Gary Shapiro's article, Clemson University Establishes a Think Tank Devoted to Studying the Moral Basis of...http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/gop-premortem.html BREITBART NEWS- October 22, 2006 I have added a Breitbart and Pajamas Media newsfeed under the News category (left column). You are welcome to give me suggestions on additional news sources.Related: My post, TRACKING THE NEWS BUZZ.http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/breitbart-news.html AROUND THE WEB ON 10-19-06- October 19, 2006 Cross-posted from Gus Van HornNo Bulwark against Tyranny, Part INo sooner do I complain about Al Gore seeing fertile ground for global warming hysteria among evangelical Christians than I learn (via Glenn Reynolds) that the World Council of Churches is in favor of having the United Nations regulate new technology! Blogger Christine cites a report on nanotechnology by the WCC:Firstly, society must engage in a wide debate about nanotechnology and its multiple economic, health and environmental...http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/around-web-on-10-19-06.html BLOG JUICE CALCULATOR- October 18, 2006 Do you think you get the "juicy bits" of the blogosphere by reading EGOVia Dr. Helen.http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/blog-juice-calculator.html HAKAN LANS LOST AGAINST DELL AND GATEWAY- October 18, 2006 I wonder why we haven't read more about Hkan Lans's fight against Dell and Gateway in American media. Here is an excerpt from Peter Zura's post, Hkan Lans Is Back at The Federal Circuit (and Sweden Will Be Watching):In one of the strangest, and most controversial patent infringement cases in recent history, Hkan Lans (aka Uniboard Aktiebolag) returns to the Federal Circuit on October 6, where the court will determine his fate on the disastrous enforcement effort regarding U.S. Patent No....http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/hakan-lans-lost-against-dell-and.html NEW BUDGET- October 16, 2006 The new budget has been overshadowed by the scandals with the two politicians who had to resign. I wonder what the former prime minister is thinking...UPDATE 101706:It looks like the media is on a hunt for digging up more dirt, a.k.a "stories"...Finance minister admits making cash-in-hand payments - Radio Sweden.I think it is a bit ironic that the new "head of the public service company revealed at a debate last night that she pays a nanny under the table."http://egoist.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-budget.html |