March 2009
15 posts
I Know I’ll See You by A Place to Bury...
“It is individuals who have rights, not religions.”
– Canada’s representantive to the Human Rights Council, in response to a non-binding resolution condemning “defamation of religion” as a human rights violation.
The Human Rights Council is officially a joke.
Not so Pretty Now by Nine Inch Nails
I like...
The Girl and the Robot by Röyksopp
I was trying...
Of Race and Law School
As most of you are aware, I frequently shake my fist at people, issues, and the world. This may be one of those instances. I have just finished up my law school admissions cycle, and have been exposed to the role race plays in the process. At the very least, it is unsettling, and at the other end (and in my opinion more likely to be true), it is unconstitutional.
There are some basics matters...
The Return of the Old Middle East →
This article isn’t groundbreaking, but it does provide a decent lay of the land. The suggestion in it has been tried before as well, with little success.
I am liking the updated Foreign Affairs website. It’s well organized, and has some interesting stuff. Now they just need to realize that people are not going to pay for online content like others have (e.g. The Economist). Once...
Descent into Chaos
Poor planning along with ineptitude and an aversion to commitment seems to have defined the war in Afghanistan. Ahmed Rashid’s book Descent into Chaos makes all of this quite clear. The extent of these issues was even unknown to me. I knew the United States was losing Afghanistan, and that Pakistan’s intelligence services and military were partly to blame, it was the details of the...
Making Obama’s Marks →
As someone who enjoys logos/graphic design/fonts this is quite interesting to me. I like both logos, they’re simple and modern looking.
Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack by Liars
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A Moderate Manifesto →
I know it’s another Brooks column, but what he says makes sense to me.
River Man
4: Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
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Orestes
3: Mer de Noms by A Perfect Circle
If...
New York State of Mind
2: Illmatic by Nas
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