Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Slate: Lunar Parking Permits.
Some 30 years ago people used to make fun of the Libertarian Party for their wacky far-out platform, which included such planks as opposition to the moon treaty, which outlawed private colonization of the moon. Today, these views are a bit more mainstream.
Also at slate: The Wrong Poster Children, criticsm of the pro-Jena-6 demonstrations.
I've spent a lot of time the past few days listening to the radio, stations fading in and out as I drove across the country. One of the snatches of live news I heard was coverage of the Jena 6 situation, so I'm pleased to see Slate with a more nuanced coverage. While the 60 civil rights movement was about nonviolence and speaking truth to power, a lot of the currentmovement tendency seems to be in support of violence and speaking power to truth.
Some 30 years ago people used to make fun of the Libertarian Party for their wacky far-out platform, which included such planks as opposition to the moon treaty, which outlawed private colonization of the moon. Today, these views are a bit more mainstream.
Also at slate: The Wrong Poster Children, criticsm of the pro-Jena-6 demonstrations.
I've spent a lot of time the past few days listening to the radio, stations fading in and out as I drove across the country. One of the snatches of live news I heard was coverage of the Jena 6 situation, so I'm pleased to see Slate with a more nuanced coverage. While the 60 civil rights movement was about nonviolence and speaking truth to power, a lot of the current
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