Yesterday I watched two movies, both of which I enjoyed: Doomsday, and There Will Be Blood. Doomsday is a dystopian film taking place in Britain. Scotland has been quarantined in the wake of an apocalyptic viral epidemic. The totalitarian British government has hid the fact that there are survivors. There is lots of action and violence. Killer flick. Especially attractive from a libertarian point of view. Yet the movie is campy. You need galvanized cable to suspend your disbelief, it is so...

What is the real death toll in Iraq? The results range from just under 100,000 dead to well over a million. Inevitably, the issue has become a political football, with the Bush administration, the British government and other supporters of the US-led occupation seizing on the lowest estimates and opponents on the highest. Just Foreign Policy notes: Thus, a cautious, balanced appraisal based on available scientific information would suggest an Iraqi death toll today of between 300,000 and 1.2...

Men, your thoughts. Note: Spangler is both an intellectual and a ....get this...a former elected official of the LP. Yes, Spangler, an anarchist, ran and won public office. Maybe this is the guy who should be on the LNC.  Spangler's response: NO!