Does reflective patriotism depend on a positive assessment of one’s country’s history?
The Educating for American Democracy roadmap asks all educators (and policymakers–and perhaps students) to address this challenge: “How can we offer an account of U.S. constitutional…
Scottish Government in Breach of the Law on Public Appointments to the Scottish Land Commision
On 14 August 2026, Emily Johns was appointed as a member of the Cairngorms National Park Authority to serve a four year term. The appointment was made under the relevant legislation governing…
From Homeowner to the Rulemaking Table: I’ve Been Invited to Help Shape Georgia’s New HOA Regulations
There are moments when advocacy feels like shouting into the wind. You send the emails. You request the records. You research the statutes. You attend the meetings. You ask the uncomfortable…
The Story of Natalie
The Natalie Harp story is simple, and a lot more chilling, than you’re being told. Josh Marshall of TalkingPointsMemo comes closest, but even he is not quite there yet. I’ve seen this play out with…
CO: DNA could be seized from trash
Collecting defendant’s DNA from his trash out for collection didn’t violate the Fourth Amendment or the Colorado Constitution. People v. Anderson, 2026 COA 64 (Aug. 20, 2026) (2-1 on the state issue;…
America's downfall
How did a supposedly advanced democracy like the US fall from grace so far and so fast? The causes lie deeply hidden within American culture itself.
EMRS: Thirty Or Turkey By Christmas?
EMRS Lib 26 (+1) ALP 23 (-1) ON 21 (+2) Grn 16 (+2) IND 14 (-2) others 1 (-1) Seat estimate (new boundaries) Lib 10 ALP 9 ON 8 Green 5 IND 3 The latest EMRS poll is out as released on the Poll…
Exporting Investment: The Case For and Against VGEC
TLDR: We are very quick to hand companies tax breaks. I would rather move the same money from corp structures like VGEC into personal tax credits for UK residents earning in strategic creative…
Protocols of the Elders of Zionism
"Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism." It would ordinarily go without saying. For example, one never hears anyone disclaiming that criticism of Denmark isn't "anti-Scandinavian." But the trouble…
The end for Freiburg-Colmar? But was there ever a start?
In the Newsletter this weekAnalysis: The end for Freiburg-Colmar? But was there ever a start?Bullshit Meter: Virgin Trains to run Channel Tunnel services in 2030Good week: Koralmbahn results in less…
Navy Greenlights CHAOS maritime strike system
CoAspire’s CHAOS (Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike) system, composed of the RAACM-ER cruise missile attached to a booster and a launcher system, is billed as a sort of cheap…
Moving Beyond the Patriot Missile
The U.S. is hesitant to allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missiles locally, partially to protect U.S. military IP, but more so because it doesn’t want Ukraine to do it better. The reality is…
Bullshit Meter: Virgin Trains to run Channel Tunnel services in 2030
There was lots of media coverage of Virgin being granted paths on HS1 and into St Pancras from 2030 (see this in The Guardian for example), but the crux is this: if Virgin can get its trains…
Letters from War: 1861 | Martin J. Byrne guards the Chain Bridge above Washington
From his post guarding the Chain Bridge above Washington, Lieutenant Martin Byrne watched General McClellan and President Lincoln ride through a grand review of the division on August 21, 1861.…
I Flew for the Führer
I Flew for the Führer (1952) by Heinz Knoke is account of a German Luftwaffe ace. Knoke joined the Luftwaffe in 1939 and fought almost all the way through the war. The book is short and surprisingly…
Interesting stuff
I asked Claude lots of questions. These discussions are worth sharing: Compare CA, DE, NL and US on cannabis policy, prices, access (locals and tourists), crime and medical outcomes using data that’s…
TTABlog Test: Three More Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Appeals - How Did They Turn Out?
So far this year the Board affirmed a whopping 96% of the Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals reviewed on appeal. Here are three recent appeals. How do you think they came out? [Answer in…
Kibbutzul de la frontiera cu Infernul (carte: Amir Tibon – Masacrul din 7 octombrie 2023)
Publicul din România în general și publicul cititor în special pare să fie fascinat de Orientul Mijlociu. Multe dintre cărțile semnificative ale scriitorilor din Israel și din țările din jur, sunt…
How Do You Define “Feasible”?
Rail advocates can rejoice: A new study by a consultant called HNTB concluded that a commuter train service between Austin and San Antonio is “viable.” Actually, the study itself used the…
The public service in France is broken
I've been trying to get back to school for more than a year now. Actually, before I even left my former school, I was researching apprenticeship or scholarship opportunities. How many attempts did I…
More Catholic than the Bishops
When I wrote Liberal Jews and Religious Liberty , my goal was to demonstrate how conservative proponents of expansive religious liberty exemptions would prevent liberal religious claimants from…
Four Year Terms? Fixed Terms? Fixed Four Year Terms? Part One - Polling
This week there was an article regarding a report released by a lobby group called 4 Year Terms Australia, which supports "fixed" four year terms for federal parliament. The SMH report contained this…
Anyone expecting a ‘not guilty’ verdict?
For years after 1989, the HK Alliance were free to organize annual Tiananmen vigils, which included calls for an end to one-party rule in China. Then, in 2021, its leaders were arrested and charged…
How to watch Netflix from the Moon
A public lecture I delivered on the Australian National University's role in the Artemis II Mission
Keep 3D Printers Unlocked (2026)
It's that time of the year triennial cycle again... I just submitted a request to renew the exemption that allows breaking Digital Rights Management on 3D printers in order to use third party…
Marc Andreessen is a Demilich of Tech
YouTube Version As it so happens, the other day I happened to click on a YouTube video entitled, “Meet The Silicon Valley Billionaire Ruining The World” and as it turns out it made a very…
Elon Musk's Diary: Friday, August 21st, 2026
**TRUMP SPACEPORT CONVERGENCE / TESLA SUBSTRATE FAILURE / ANTHROPIC TIMELINE THREAT**Trump policy mandates 1,000+ annual launches by 2030!!!! Apparatus immediately filed 63 preemptive land…
I decided not to bake the fascist cake
After spending a lovely week in Bretagne with Gaëlle (yes, she has a website now!), I had yet again to find a way to keep myself busy during my train ride back. I clicked on a video sent by Paul on a…
Krasnov is a criminal
"While Trump makes love to Kim Jong Un and betrays U.S. ally South Korea, North Korean ballistic missiles are slamming into Kyiv . "Trump blocks Ukraine from buying or making missile interceptors for…
Sullivan tries to distract from Peltola's primary victory
The Mensa members in Sen. Dan Sullivan’s campaign coterie think that the people who voted for Petersburg Dan Sullivan are so stupid that they voted for the wrong Sullivan by mistake. Were it not for…
Libido Dominandi
Libido dominandi means the desire or lust to dominate. But I'm going to make this post about lust dominating us...and I feel like the latin phrase still fits. It is usually used when talking about…
CA8: Nebraska statute allowing SWs to cross state lines doesn’t violate 4A
Nebraska statute authorizes search warrants to cross state lines, and this does not violate the Fourth Amendment. This was a Snapchat warrant. [The Stored Communications Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2703(a,d),…
Boy, Was I Wrong: The Taliban Didn't Need to Be Different
Five years ago, I was hopeful circumstances would force the Taliban to govern differently. I underestimated them.
The Race to Serfdom
20 years ago, it was common to hear people say something like “I love Hayek, but The Road to Serfdom is a bit embarrassing. Clearly not every intervention leads inexorably to…
Rust Supply Chain Attack on arrayref: Significant Overlap with DPRK Campaigns
Analysis of a Rust supply chain attack on the arrayref package with significant ties to North Korean threat actor campaigns.
Day 5 - Behind the Scenes Team Building with 700+ students + future leaders in Romania - U.S. Arts Envoy Day In the Life
It seems often the case that when you're busy doing the work, you're not counting the score. Reflecting on our week long visit in Romania, this was apparent. We were able to directly connect with…
My Heat Running Protocol
As the planet warms, thanks to the myopic and greedy nature of humans, we must all become used to operating at greater temperatures. Through careful observation of my physiology, I have established a…
What is to be done with the perpetrators of climate change?
During a spell of thick wildfire smoke this summer, I was driving my kids toward the afternoon sun; it was a pale red, and we could look right at it—only a little brighter than the moon at dusk. I…
Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Cults Are Coming for Democracy
“We can have billionaires or we can have democracy. We cannot have both,” says Gil Durán.
★ Apple and European Commission Reach Agreement on App Payment Terms Under DMA, With Apple Conceding Very Little
Thanks to the DMA’s sprawling scope, complexity, and overreach, Apple came out of this conceding only 4 percent of the App Store’s 30 percent commission, and no reduction at all to the 15 percent for…
‘Until Both Our Peoples Are Free’: A Message from Belfast to Palestine
Below is my article today on the Irish News. Also a link to my latest book, which was received very well throughout my tour. The post ‘Until Both Our Peoples Are Free’: A Message from Belfast…
Social media may be bad for you but the remedy could be worse
Note: This is a repeat of a piece I published awhile back after Facebook lost a couple of trials based on its alleged harms. I'm republishing it in part because it seem relevant given the…
Pocock, Binface & nobodies vs Farage: defamation before UK High Court
A Letter of Claim has been sent to Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK in relation to the widely quoted defamation on the night of the Clacton-on-Sea by-election in 2026.
The Market Ticker - Notice That There Is ZERO Discussion Of Cost
Once again here comes the socialist pablum.A federal $25 minimum wage mandate would destroy millions of jobs across the country and hit several of the Sun Belt states that have seen a significant…
Thoughts on Taking OpenAI Foundation Funding
In May 2025 I met Yo Shavit, who was working on national security policy at OpenAI and was thinking about how to prepare for a future in which models could seriously assist attackers in creating…
A Post-American Alliance for the Middle East
Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia are entertaining a NATO-style mutual defense pact. While this alliance might not be practical at this moment, it’s a much different conversation in the long…
Naked Consent Agreement Fails to Prevent Section 2(d) Refusals of GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE over GODZILLA
The Board affirmed Section 2(d) refusals in twelve applications (consolidated for appeal) to register the mark GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE for various goods and services (including film…
Suvemelu, Summer Buzz
Sisemaa meri – Peipsi järv, Kauksi. Paljude üks lemmikpaikadest – nii ka minu. Kas oled seal käinud? An inland sea – Lake Peipus, Kauksi. One of many people’s favourite places – mine too.…
The Bishopsgate Goods Yard disaster — I
One of the worst incidents of the German air raids on Britain in the First World War was a stampede at the Bishopsgate Goods Yard, Shoreditch, on 28 January 1918, in which fourteen people were…
Guest blog – Crow Hill Junction of CEP (240 MW) by Nick MacKinnon
Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the…