Rogel @ April 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The new release of, once classified, documents is a reminder that Presidents can be sane, skillful and avoid being dragged into conflicts all over the world. But instead of a President that will follow the footsteps of Eisenhower that ended the war in Korea and avoided getting involve in Vietnam (or anywhere else), we are […]
Rogel @ April 30, 2008 # One Comment
The question of just war was, and still is, a source for many philosophical discussions. It was not only a theoretical question but a question that leaders considered practically, even if only for the purpose of legitimacy. It was also the justification establishing the league of nations and its younger, and equally failure, the UN. […]
Rogel @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Today I finally converted my old IBM ThinPad T43 to Ubuntu Linux. It took me a while to get on board and give Ubuntu a try and and so far so good. I am not convinced that the most users will be in love with the idea of using Terminal for things they use to […]
Rogel @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
There is very little in common between the crazy FLDS cult, which is now all over the news, and Professor Christopher Ratte and his wife Professor Claire Zimmerman. And yet it is obvious for most of us that taking all the children from the FLDS compound in Texas was justified but we nodding our heads […]
Rogel @ April 28, 2008 # 3 Comments
I decided to dedicate my lunch break today to Ron Paul’s book signing which was around the corner from where I’m working. I thought that the half hour lunch break will be sufficient and that I can grab something to eat later. How little did I knew.
As soon as I stepped into the store one […]
Rogel @ April 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
One of the things I never learned is latin, but I trust this is accurate:
The regulator’s motto is “Dirigo, ergo sum” — I boss people around, therefore I am.
As the rest of George Will’s column about the dreary implications of the McCain-Fiengold campaign finance reform:
Parker North is a cluster of about 300 houses close to […]
Rogel @ April 27, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Warfare and Caring about the environment, are they really mutually exclusive?
In The Know: How Can We Make The War In Iraq More Eco-Friendly?
Rogel @ April 26, 2008 # 3 Comments
I’ll open this thread of links with good news, and it is coming from no other than New Jersey. There are many questions about privacy in the era of facebook, It will take time until we will be able to sort the right formulation of privacy and the limits we set on corporations like google […]
Rogel @ April 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
I guess that Wesley Snipes knows now that taxes aren’t really voluntary after all….
Rogel @ April 24, 2008 # One Comment
The story about the polygamist compound in Texas will probably be material for movies - a mysterious phone call, wired cult that is most likely damaging its children and abusing it women and the heroic raid of the authorities to save the children. Should the authorities have acted upon the phone call - unequivocally yes. […]