I give you the philosopher-king of the dinosaurs!

A useful reality check for electric car enthusiasts over at TCSdaily. Hint: it's the range, stupid.

Quasi-Legendary science fiction publisher Jim Baen has died. David Drake has posted a wonderful obituary.

Senator John McCain is expressing small-government sentiments that could almost convince me to support him in his (inevitable) presidential bid... if it weren't for his complete disregard for first amendment rights embodied in the abomination known as McCain-Feingold.

Disturbing article about a state crackdown on homeschooling in Belgium - despite the fact that it's supposed to be legal.

D-Day anniversary

62 years since the launch of that Great Crusade to cross the English Cannel and storm the beaches of Normandy. Thank God that it worked!

BLACKFIVE has a D-Day Anniversary roundup; I particularly recommend the transcript of Patton's speech to the troops preceding the invasion over at Confederate Yankee.