http://purveyorofiniquities.com All the confusion and cruelty of barbarian cosmologies, and much of their gigantism and ineptitude. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dan Gardner-Journalist column data pageThe Pariah President: Teodoro Obiang is a brutal dictator responsible for thousands of deaths. So why is he treated like an elder statesman on the world stage?(equatorialguinea torture ) gregslistdc | the place to go when you need to know(dc ) The Washington Diplomat(dc ) International Club of DC ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/09/04/links-for-september-4th/ Joe Biden says Barack Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush administration if elected | World news | guardian.co.uk"If there has been a basis upon which you can pursue someone for a criminal violation, they will be pursued," Biden said during a campaign event in Deerfield Beach, Florida, according to ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/09/03/links-for-september-3rd/ Washington Gun Ownership to Go Through One Man - NYTimes.comMr. Sykes does not sell guns, but on Tuesday he is expected to become the only federally licensed dealer in Washington to serve as the transfer agent for the carefully controlled transactions that will put guns in the hands of district ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/09/01/links-for-september-1st/ Personal Trainer Services, Northern Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC(fitness ) http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/31/links-for-august-31st/ Locke v. Karass - ScotusWikiWhether a public sector union may include in non-members’ agency fees costs for litigation outside the bargaining unit.(supremecourt labor firstamendment ) http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/29/links-for-august-29th/ Judicial Clerkship Information(clerkships ) Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses: Open CRS Network - CRS Reports for the PeopleCongress has considered creating a journalists’ privilege for federal proceedings, and bills to adopt a journalists’ privilege have been introduced in the 109th and 110th ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/28/links-for-august-28th/ Federalism, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional Power: Open CRSThe lines of authority between states and the federal government are, to a significant extent, defined by the United States Constitution and relevant case law. In recent years, however, the Supreme Court has decided a number of ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/27/links-for-august-27th/ Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system - Yahoo! News"It turns out the human body is not affected by magnetic fields; it is affected by elective fields. So what we are doing is transmitting energy using the magnetic field not the electric field."(technology energy power ) Report from Tbilisi by ... http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/25/links-for-august-24th/ Back and Forth: The Harmonettes - "Shame, Shame, Shame"Original: If you don’t want to go/Remember one monkey don’t stop no show/My body needs action/Ain’t gonna blow.” Harmonettes: If you don’t want to go/Remember one monkey don’t wear no shirt/My body needs action/Ain’t got no clothes.”(songs shame ) http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/24/links-for-august-23rd/ Timely ledes from this summer's New Yorkers. - By Jack Shafer - Slate MagazineBut one New Yorker tic endures: The lede weighed down by a date.(magazine newyorker ) http://purveyorofiniquities.com/2008/08/22/links-for-august-21st-2/