As most of you are aware President Bush commuted ‘Scooter’ Libby’s prison sentence of 2.5 years. The media has focused on not only this order by the President but over the past few months on the entire CIA Leak and grand jury investigation in which Scooter Libby has been involved. Libby was convicted of obstructing justice in a federal probe of the leak of former CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson’s identity.
This all started when Valerie Plame Wilson’s husband published an Op-Ed in the New York Times, …

Link to Animated Introduction to the Philosophy of Liberty
The above link is a pretty neat little overview of the Philosophy of Liberty. So those who have ever had an interest in what my political views are, watch this clip.

I have the privilege of conducting research on the regulation of natural gas companies in Australia and came across the below coat of arms.

“The generally accepted symbols of Australia are golden wattle, the red kangaroo, and the emu.Although they are not officially proclaimed as national symbols, they feature in the Coat of Arms pictured.
The Coat of Arms of the State of Western Australia was granted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, by Royal Warrant dated the 17th day of March, 1969.
The Black Swan was first recorded by the …

Today this picture caught my eye. There is just something about seeing this Afghan with his beard, pseudo-military outfit, and weapon of choice next to a clean and surprisingly refreshing looking glass of Gin. I doubt the American military is utilizing what I have named the ‘drink-and-be-merry’ plan, but this picture reminds me of its potential. Instead of shooting at each other and engaging in military battles, the US Forces and the Taliban should simply enjoy a few drinks together. Maybe not Gin, but perhaps …

Follow the links below for some Virginia Public Radio (WCVE-FM) shows on Richmond.
“Trees” (09/14/05)
“Monuments” (11/02/05)
“River” (11/30/05)
“Trains” (12/14/05)
“Smells” (01/25/06)
“Black History” (02/22/06)
“Playgrounds” (04/12/06)
“Books” (06/22/06)
Created and read by Brooks M. Smith.
Pretty good overview on a few different aspect of past and present life in Richmond.

This is one of my favorite quotes.
“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends …

I want to congratulate Jason for providing a great response in his comment. It was obviously well thought out and exquisitely written.
I will attempt to respond to some of Jason’s comments, but encourage the reader to read his full comment before continuing with this entry to make sure you are understanding what is being said in context of the discussion.
Jason noted that, “In making such evaluations, it is important for you to recognize that even an unregulated market will never truly be “unregulated.” As we spoke about, the …

Yeah I do research, among my analyzing. I have done research my whole life, research papers, research projects, through elementary to graduate school. Well the one cool thing about research is that you see things that others might not see, or at least, a combination of things that others may have never seen. For instance I came across a Dutch Competition Act, that starts like this:
“We Beatrix, by the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc.
Greetings to all who see or …