February 01, 2005

Just What Does "Tryanny's End" Really Mean?
By Doug Newman

The headline on USA Today’s web site said, “Bush: Tyranny’s End a Major Commitment.”

Cool, man!

I'm down with that.

Bring it on!

Does "tyranny’s end" mean:

An end to the income tax?
An end to social security?
An end to the capital gains tax?
An end to the inheritance tax?
An end to gun control? (Read the rest here)

And the Winner Is...Not Us
By Lady Liberty

I have a secret. Don't tell anyone, but I actually like watching movie and TV awards shows. Yes, I know they're typically shallow, self-serving, and self-congratulatory programs geared too often to celebrate excess. And yes, I know they often turn into ultra-liberal political statements either via actor comments or the nominated subject matter. I even agree with you that these things aren't particularly admirable. But the truth of the matter is that they're also parades of gorgeous gowns and sparkling jewels (I'm a girl, and I like that stuff - so sue me), show business gossip, and sometimes surprising moments of genuine joy or artless exuberance that I find amusing. (Read the rest here)

The Land of Let's Pretend
by Bob Wallace

The pleasant thing about good fiction is that it does all the intellectual and imaginative heavy lifting for me. I can take advantage of someone else's work and thoughts, for just several dollars. They can spend a year or more creating a novel, and I get all of it for a few bucks. It almost seems unfair to them, since most don't end up like Stephen King, who once bought a radio station so it would play the music he likes, and the purchases didn't put a dent in his wealth.

That's the funny thing about ideas: if someone has some, and shares them with me, it's an increase, because then we both have them. It's not a zero-sum game, or a pie when if I take one piece there is one less for the person who gave it to me. It's more like they give me a huge pie, one they've baked for years, and not only do I have it, they still have it for themselves. (Read the rest here)

Are Iraqi Elections a Panacea?
By Ivan Eland

President Bush, in his second inaugural address, used soaring idealistic rhetoric to tell us that he was going to democratize the Middle East. After the recent Iraqi elections, he declared a triumphant moment in that effort. Yet those elections—with their predictable results—may not mean much for the future of Iraq and might, when combined with other U.S. policies in the Islamic world, reinforce world perceptions of U.S. foreign policy as hypocritical. (Read the rest here)

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