House holds hearing on/in Second Life

The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing Thursday on virtual worlds which was simulcast in Second Life. There were all sorts of ridiculous questions posed, particularly those that focused on how Second Life was policing its site from terrorists. Despite their apparent ignorance on the subject, several committee members took the [...]

US troop deaths in Pakistan?

Passport posted today on NATO troop commitments in Afghanistan by the numbers. Instead of listing the exact troop numbers, they used a ratio of the members’ population between 20-39/troops. Included in this was the death count:
The Top 5 (troop fatalities per 1,000 people 20-39 years old):

Denmark — 0.0099
Canada — 0.0090
Britain — 0.0056 (includes Ministry of [...]

Questions Over Fear

Brink Lindsey of the CATO Institute criticizes fears over immigration and terrorism, calling them ‘manufactured and overblown.’
Fears of both topics are rooted in truth. We have a problem with illegal immigration and terrorism. I don’t see any room to doubt that assertion as fact. Thus, I can’t agree that these problems are manufactured. Unless, of [...]