May 2010
10 posts
Maxistentialism: In October 1962, during the Cuban... →
In October 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a group of American destroyers trapped a Soviet submarine near Cuba. When the ships began dropping depth charges, the sub’s captain prepared to launch a nuclear-tipped torpedo, believing that a war between the superpowers might already be underway.
wow…
Squashed: What do you value? →
Jeff Miller, in It’s Hard Out Here For a Libertarian, criticizes the Democrats and Republicans for their willingness to sublimate some perceived value for something they consider more important. He writes:
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As much as I like liberty, I’m not a libertarian. First, I think libertarians use a…
Simply Brilliant… Especially “a just society does not need liberating. But a...
So I have an interview for an internship on Wednesday. Hooray!! It’s for a group called Center for Immigrant Healthcare Justice. What I am going to be doing for the internship is smuggling medicine and syringes to illegals. Gotta practice up on mi espanol then! “Aqui senor! Aqui esta sus drogas!”
“People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars,...”
– So often we look, we observe, we consume. Some even live life as consumers, simply gaping at existence. Is that all we are? Observers? Consumers? What about becoming creators? What if all of us who watch, listen, observe instead create, write, innovate? If man abandons the distractions and...
“The Pirate Party wants to fundamentally reform copyright law, get rid of the...”
– Yes, there really is a political party called the Pirate Party in Sweden. Or should I say, the Pirate parrrrrrty.
Communications Law
I am going to be spending a lot of time this summer reading cases regarding communications, specifically cable and internet law. I am pretty excited about getting paid to do legal research, but also kind of disappointed that the work I will be doing will not count as a “job” nor give me references for my resume. However, my dad is already teaching me how to write legal briefs and I...
All work and no play makes Ryan a sad boy...
All play and no work just makes him broke.
“One cannot step twice into the same river, for the water into which you first...”
– Heraclitus
As my time at Olivet winds down, I realize that times change and things are constantly in flux. But relationships can always be maintained. I hope you all stay in contact! And if any of you all are ever in New York, hit me up! 