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Archive for May, 2009

Vice policy predictions

Posted in libertarianism, tagged , , , , , , , on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

To add to the list of depressing news for the day, have a look at the sorry fate that the medical marijuana bill in Minnesota suffered.
Nonetheless, I think the wind is blowing in one direction in the US; and that is towards legalization. These are not the wishful words of an optimist but a mere [...]

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“And then they came for me”

Posted in news and links, people, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This is probably familiar to anyone who has been following the civil war — now declared over by the government — in Sri Lanka, but I missed it till today. It is an oped by Lasantha Wickramatunge, former editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper of Sri Lanka. It was published posthumously and is a chilling piece [...]

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A small update

Posted in personal, tagged , , , , , on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I know I haven’t posted in a fair while.
It’s been a busy time. I finished writing up my thesis and defended last Monday. Then there was a whirlwind trip to Zurich and Milan over the last four days. The next month I will be busy wrapping some things around here; also my mom will be [...]

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Verbatim

Posted in personal, tagged , , , , , , , on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

When I walked out of the bathroom, she was still singing the same tune. She had been singing it on and off for the past several days. The song was now stuck in my head. I loved the song and loved her singing it.
A thought struck me.
“You know what, I just realized something.”
“What?”
“I have started [...]

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