Remarkably, the UN, in the throes of a major scandal, has decided now is the proper time to go ahead with the second phase of their widely ridiculed gambit to seize control of internet. From Tech Central Station: The United Nations wants control of the internet. At its November 2005 meeting in Tunis, the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) will deliberate its “second phase” of creating a bureaucracy
November 3, 2005
White Out
Roy of Alicublog doesn’t like us white folk suggesting that when black folk whip Oreo cookies at other black folk, the thinking behind such a display of internecine racial bickering is not only vicious and cowardy, but dangerous, as well. After quoting this bit from my post yesterday Therefore, it follows that a move away from the Democratic party is tantamount to a move away from black authenticity, a willful
Male-ing it in: Alito, notification, and the desires of the “patriarchy”
In a peripheral swipe at Samuel Alito, the Washington Monthly’s Kevin Drum points to two posts that challenge the idea of “husband” notification with regard to abortion restrictions, before concluding: As I’ve mentioned before, abortion is just one of a constellation of hot button conservative social issues that have at their core a desire to enforce traditional sex and gender roles, and notification laws are yet another example of that.
“U.S. court allows survey of children on sex topics”
From Reuters: Parents have no constitutional right to prevent public schools from exposing children to sexual topics, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday. The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court’s decision that found the rights of parents were not violated by a California public school district that allowed a psychological survey of its elementary school children. Among the survey questions asked of the
a half-hearted attempt to reaffirm my conservative bona fides, 10
Is it just me, or is Samuel Alito, like, so much better looking than that wispy li’l David Souter fella…?
Odds, Ends
1. Michelle Malkin has a new book out. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m impressed by her decision to publish the email addresses of many of her hate mailers on the back cover. Michelle has also joined Pajamas Media. You can read her profile here. (Or, if you’re James Wolcott, you can skip the PJ media profile and move directly on to stroking your Ocelot and making an ironic
