This is the key part of Publius' take on the federal government devoting increasing resources to cracking down on online poker by freezing the accounts of players:And just so we're clear -- I'm allowed to play government-administered lotteries, to bet on horse races, to go...
Month: June 2009
Not surprising to see the High Principle of the "Up or Down Vote" be abandoned, of course -- such things are inevitable after changes in party control -- but for.
Even more important than changing electoral systems: USA v Italy, Group B, FIFA Confederations Cup (kicks off 19:30 BST tonight). This is a largely meaningless tournament beyond affording the World.
or "How to Amend an Unwritten Constitution".Immediately following the salvaging of his career, yet again, Gordon Brown outlined his initiatives for Constitutional reform in yet another attempt at relaunching his Premiership. One of the many peculiarities of the United Kingdom, in addition to the Isle...
I had kind of forgotten about him...
Wait; they actually bothered to play out the Lakers-Magic series? Why?
Nancy Tucker's Strait Talk, published earlier this year, is a detailed examination of the triangular relationship between Washington, Taipei, and Beijing between the 1970s and today. Tucker focuses on the role that Taiwan played in the negotiations that normalized relations between the United States in...
...is apparently Tom Golisano, who didn't like the fact that New York state tax polcies weren't being constructed for his personal benefit:Mr. Golisano, a billionaire business executive, had spent heavily.
So, I'm trying to find out something about what's going on in Iran, and on CNN I can watch a rerun of Larry King interviewing several gentlemen without shirtsleeves who.
Great post on Iran by Gary Sick. Hat tip to Ackerman.
Fox News is reporting this morning that North Korea has declared the existence of its uranium program, and is threatening the weaponize its remaining plutonium. The New York Times confirms.
Omar Minaya's failure to understand the concept of "sunk costs" and hence to not sign Orlando Hudson to replace Luis Castillo -- the gift that keeps on giving.