27 August 2006 - Granite Grok

August 27, 2006

Don’t they know war is illegal?

On this date, August 28th, in 1928, the treaty making war "illegal" was signed: The Kellogg-Briand Pact. That’s right, that treaty, still considered to be in effect on this very day, officially outlaws war. The website www.u-s-history.com tells us Relations between the United States and France had cooled in the aftermath of World War I. …

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It’s not free speech if my tax dollars are paying for it

Great, just flippin’ great.  I thought that ONE professor trying this was enough.  At least I could understand the "why" part – that ONE was located in Madison, WI – an very liberal part of the Wisconsin state sponsored higher education system.  There, he has created quite for firestorm for wanting to teach a class …

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How to make a Boy Scout drool…

Swiss Army knife on steriods (Picture from OhGizmo)   A mere $1,200 for more functions than you’d ever want!  Description after the break (from GeekPress)