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Archive for April 9th, 2008

The right to choose what you photograph

Posted in libertarianism, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In America, you have freedom of expression and freedom of association, except when you don’t. Since the passage of the Civil Rights Act, one does not really have the right to decide who one hires, or rents out one’s apartment to, allows inside one’s restaurant, or does business with. If you refuse to deal with someone commercially because [...]

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Legalize betting to stop match-fixing

Posted in India, libertarianism, people, sports, tagged , , , , , , on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I.S. Bindra wants betting on cricket to be legalized in India. I wouldn’t have expected such a sane proposal from a person with a history of saying stupid things. But credit where credit’s due. Bravo!

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What’s this obsession with thinness?

Posted in miscellaneous, news and links, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Kareena Kapoor has lost a lot of weight, TOI informs us, and looking at the photo that seems to be indeed the case. What a pity!
I have never understood this fascination with thin bodies. The essence of female beauty, methinks, lies in the curves. Of course, I do not advocate going to the other extreme of force-feeding girls to [...]

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