This item, I think, says something important about sanctions and about technology, but I’m not sure what that is (and on the other hand the story probably isn’t even true). Anyway, the Iraqi Government has apparently discovered a loophole in the UN sanctions against it. According to WorldNetDaily.com the US Federal Government thinks that several […]
Category Archives: Commentary Unbound
The “Petticoat Mafia” Of Benham, Kentucky
9 December 2000 – 12:00 am
The AP (via the Dallas Morning News) asks the question, “What happens when the garden club takes over the government of a Kentucky coal town?” The answer turns out to be a great story about a particularly different approach to government, one involving bake sales, concerts and a thrift shop instead of more usual, and […]
Red Tape, Street Kids, And A Bakery
6 December 2000 – 12:00 am
This article from the Christian Science Monitor makes me angry. A group of homeless kids in Mexico City are trying to open their own bakery, but can’t get a business permit from the city. They’ve got donated equipment, donated cash for the flour and so on, and a local baker who is willing to teach […]
JPK Muses on Mandatory Voting
Southam News recently reported that Jean-Pierre Kingsley, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, is “warming” to the idea of mandatory voting (although fortunately still considers it repugnant). I really hope this doesn’t catch the fancy of Parliament, because choosing not to vote (for whatever reason) should, in my opinion, be just as valid as voting. […]