Author Archives: Alaska

Real-Life John Galt Line

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Alaska

Or rather, many of them. Not in the sense of high-speed passenger rail, much less (shudder) Federally-financed high-speed passenger rail. Rather, this is private rail lines, servicing, wait for it — new oil fields. Ignore the title of the linked … Continue reading →

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There’s Only One Birthday on which you become the Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Alaska

Consider me Enlightened.

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This Public Safety Announcement Brought to You By the Late Osama bin Laden

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Alaska
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Revenge, Served Hot

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Alaska

Guy rapes girl. Sent to prison for it. Gets out on furlough. Taunts the mom. Mom ain’t having it. As decorators painted over the blackened walls of his bar last week, Antonio Ferrendez Lopez told how Soriano had walked in … Continue reading →

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Message From Dave

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Alaska

Now this is the proper way to follow a fine Boomershoot, as Dave the RNS Staff Photographer messaged me on his roundabout way back to Michigan: “…it’s Saturday May 7 and I’m in Raton, NM at the NRA Whittington Center. … Continue reading →

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Even Law Professors Can Whine

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Alaska

My former professor Michael Glennon, fled from his former digs to the Fletcher School, had a well-written, logically-argued rant published last month about the purportedly legal justification given by the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) for the US military actions … Continue reading →

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Tribal Marketing

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Alaska

Hadn’t seen this until today. Interesting. This is, I am sure, a very meticulously-planned marketing effort both to attract and retain customers and to encourage hiring. Hadn’t seen anything quite this direct from a major business before, though. Judging from … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot AAR Coming Soon

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Alaska

Tuesday I followed Joe Huffman’s example and slept for about twelve hours straight. Now I’m catching up with things at the office. SCOTUS did good with its AT&T Mobility decision, but that means I’ve got to update our contracts post-haste. … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 05/04/11

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Alaska

“Meanwhile, Brits have been cutting their steaks with spoons.” Hat tip to The Packing Rat.

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Scenes From The Boomeragio

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Alaska

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