I have long maintained that the Confederate flag should not fly over state capitols. It is the symbol of an enemy power, opposed to the United States. It has no business there. It is starting to come down in the … Continue reading
A couple years ago, I was trying to figure out how best to deal with rape cases. Rape is simultaneously one of the worst crimes that can be perpetrated against an individual and one of the hardest to punish or … Continue reading
I wrote a version of this post on reddit about nearly two years ago. I finally got sick of digging out the link, so I am finally getting it up on De Civ. BACKGROUND On July 2, 2013, Assistant Secretary of … Continue reading
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes being corrected. Even when the revolutionist might himself repent … Continue reading
A friend asks, “How do I know what news sources are legit? Like, ThinkProgress, for example? Do they suck? I know many sites, but I have no idea which ones are regarded as actually having good information.” This is a … Continue reading
This is the text of a talk I recently gave at the monthly meeting of Twin Cities Catholic I.T. Professionals, Inc.. It is aimed at computer professionals who want to get a deeper understanding of net neutrality, and goes into … Continue reading
I am Catholic, and I care a lot about the intricacies of Catholic teaching, so, from time to time, I am forced to look up very old, not very prominent Church documents, from papal allocutions to Decrees of the Holy … Continue reading
One of my occasional themes here at De Civ has been the fact that one of the most common, most influential tropes in American politics is completely wrong. Most commentators think that abortion and marriage are politically linked: if abortion restriction … Continue reading
I don’t check my pingbacks very often, because I know everyone who reads this blog (all seven of you!) and so pingbacks don’t usually tell me much. So I quite failed to notice that my recent piece on net neutrality attracted … Continue reading
[UPDATE: This post is now endorsed by Vint Cerf. I can die happy.] [NOTE: If you are more technical-minded, you may prefer my recent presentation to a group of local I.T. professionals, Net Neutrality: A Sorta-Technical Overview.] [UPDATE: In 2021, … Continue reading