For all those gushing Che lefties who Cuba Bans PC Sales to Public.” The Cuban government has quietly banned the sale of computers and computer accessories to the public, except in cases where the items are ‘indispensable’ and the purchase is authorized by the Ministry of Internal Commerce. News of the ban was first reported by CubaNet, an anti-Castro site based in Miami. According to the organization’s correspondent in Havana,
March 25, 2002
Mountaineers and Molehills
The problem with university culture — a culture of increasing intellectual homogeneity — in a Mountaineer nutshell, from The Weekly Standard’s Jonathan Last: “The First Amendment is alive and well at West Virginia University. Or rather, it’s alive and well in two small, outdoor areas of the WVU campus that the administration has cheerfully set aside as Foundation for Individual Rights in Education got involved this past winter. (In fairness
March 25, 2002
Rocky Mountain Way
Well, looks like I’m living in PC Central (and we ain’t talking computers here, folks). From today’s WSJ “Opinion Journal”: […]last week […] the Denver City Council passed a resolution
March 25, 2002
“Keep away! The sow is…rich?”
“A Tarrant County jury has awarded $300,000 to a woman who claimed that members of her church restrained her and
March 25, 2002
“Keep away! The sow is…rich?”
“A Tarrant County jury has awarded $300,000 to a woman who claimed that members of her church restrained her and
March 25, 2002
The Blame Game
The National Review’s Victor Davis Hanson cult of victimization! Everybody’s to blame but us, right Victor? Pansy. Shit, he’s no better than Rusty Yates.
March 25, 2002
Oh, why not…
protein wisdom predicts the Oscars®!* Best Picture: Gandhi Best Actress: Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner’s Daughter Best Actor: Gene Hackman, The French Connection Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter Best Director [pick ’em]: Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull or Larry Cohen, It’s Alive Bet the farm. *Well, we haven’t seen enough of this year’s nominated films or performances to make informed predictions.
March 24, 2002
March Madness
Off to watch the Maryland game. Will the Terps disappoint me for a twentieth straight year? More than likely, yes. But hey — I’ve got Barbecue-flavored pork rinds! [update: Maryland pushes on! Alas, thanks to those pork rinds, my colon might not..!]