A big bank is a stoopid bank (Megan McArdle, The Atlantic)
"I could have gotten a cheaper rate by shopping mortgage brokers. But it's worth $15 a month to deal with a bank which thinks it has a mission to help you. " Credit unions are usually much better in IMO.
GTF out now! : Some foreign policy advice from Pat Buchanan (American Conservative)
PB gets my vote as the last torch-bearer for the Old Right foreign policy of non-interventionism (i.e., pre-WW2 era Americans who wanted nothing to do with foreign wars where America had no interest). Pat's wrong on many issues but not on this one.
Lying liars in theory and practice (Ann Althouse, Ann Althouse blog)
"Every would-be journalist should study this clip. This is what lying looks like. This is how a powerful, ambitious individual endeavors to push you back." Yep.
Open source guru Richard Stallman denounces ebooks (pdf. file)
Here's a partial list of Stallman's claim of physical book advantages."You can buy one with cash, anonymously. Then you own it. You are not required to sign a license that restricts your use of it. The format is known, and no proprietary technology is needed to read the book. You can, physically, scan and copy the book, and it's sometimes lawful under copyright. Nobody has the power to destroy your book."
