Don't like the title but the article is interesting.

Quoted: David Mamet: Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'

Interesting.

Quoted: Why do well-meaning laws backfire?

I agree. We need to listen to those we don't agree with. We don't have to respect their idea but we do need to respect the person.

Quoted: Domestically, the Democratic presidential candidates appear only before supportive groups. They don't speak to antitax groups and talk about their own assumptions regarding tax policy. They don't go to traditional values groups.

It's all very controlled. And it's unworthy of a great nation. When people say the campaign feels artificial, that's what they mean. It's not John Edwards's hairspray or Hillary Clinton's makeup. It's that they give every sign of being afraid to speak and listen to those who haven't been patted down by thought-cops for unacceptable views.

The Republicans are the same. An invitation to debate on Univision, the Spanish-language network? They have scheduling conflicts. What about the Log Cabin Republicans? No time right now.

This guy likes his iPhone.

This is really good. People leading themselves and others rather than wait on the government.

I've heard of this stuff for years but it seems now it's coming into use. Frozen smoke.

Quoted: A MIRACLE material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars.