01.13.2003

More proof that the increased security at airports is pointless:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134610095_breach06m.html


Why government tarrifs on trade are dumb. As far as I'm concerned,
we should let the market do what the market does best:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134610156_truss060.html


From the give me a break department:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/134610098_gender06.html


Just when you thought the world couldn't get dumber...
Attempted terrorism on behalf of dead astronaut (what an idiot):
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WarOnTerrorism/2003/01/05/9005-ap.html


Good editorial about how we have too many people in prison:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/134609876_peirce06.html


Of Iraq and our constitution... and interesting question:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/134610507_raspberry07.html


The Tightening Noose on Civil Liberties:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/134610508_nibbleed07.html


Editorial on Transportation Issues in the Seattle Area:
http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/01/06/editorial3.html


Interesting but long article on US Foreign Policy, includes
some details on the history of our foreign policy.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/030113/misc/13empire.htm


Aren't we the defender of human rights?
(Note this article was also in the Seattle Times on Sat)
http://www2.jihadunspun.net/intheatre_internal.php?article=40899&list=&

I'm normally not one to read the religion page, but this is just too
good:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=dale11m&date=20030111


This just in, you do have to pay income taxes. Duhh
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=tax12&date=20030112


Hopefully something that will become a weekly fixture if it's available.
How your lawmakers voted week ending Friday Jan 10, 2003.
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=rollcall12&date=20030112


Illinois governor commutes every one of state's death sentences
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=execute12&date=20030112


Opening car-pool lanes a bad idea (changed my mind on the topic):
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=bumper12m&date=20030112


Amussing cartoon:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/EnlargePhoto.pl?MediaUseId=537267132&NewsURL=


The war on condoms:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/103682_kristof12.shtml


Dal.Net (an IRC network for those that don't know) died this week.
Shutting it's network, website,
etc... down after months of Denial of Service attacks. I'm not aware of
an article about
the shutdown, but here is what is going on:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/hack11.shtml


Expression is far from free in the American art scene
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=aaarts12&date=20030112

Banished Words List:
http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=aabanishedwords12&date=20030112

http://www.lssu.edu/banished/