Monthly Archives: July 2008

Go (away) West, young manchild.

Posted on July 31, 2008 by eric

Mr. West speaks of us wayward anarchists as if we’re conquering or occupying Romans who determine value or worth with the flick of a thumb . . . . except ours will always come down in rapacious negativism no matter … Continue reading →

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Dear Professor Gazebo

Posted on July 24, 2008 by eric

Dear Professor, I recently had the opportunity of hearing one your commentaries on a local public radio station. I hope that the transcript, podcast, mp3 or whatever is available soon so I can better determine what you actually said as … Continue reading →

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The Illusionists

Posted on July 24, 2008 by eric

The best ones don’t lie, they manufacture reality and produce perception. They conjure illusion and produce hope. Each has their own audience willing to pay. The grandest of these wizards of illusion draw the most. Once they draw you into … Continue reading →

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et tu Caveman ?

Posted on July 23, 2008 by eric

Somewhere in the bowels of the Albany bureaucrazy a satisfied group of middling freedom apostates will be studying the effect of violent video games on children. This little piece of legislation was recently signed by New York Governor David Paterson. … Continue reading →

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Party Like It’s 1973

Posted on July 17, 2008 by eric

I was somewhat intrigued when popular Libertarian blogger Tom Knapp started the Boston Tea Party soon after the 2006 Portland massacre. An online political party that hearkened to the radical sensibility with a savvy for the political seemed an interesting … Continue reading →

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