‘Stiletto (Blog)’ Archives
“Harry Brown” Review
Harry Brown is a slow boil -- visceral in its horrors, and gritty in its depiction of the criminal underclass of societal predators preying on victims in Harry Brown's crumbling neighborhood. Michael Caine's performance is superb -- subtle, believable, and somber. When Harry buys a gun from some needle-sharing, drug-addled pot growers, your [...]
Technocracy: Are You Prepared for Technology to Fail?
In this week's Technocracy, I bring the issue of survivalism to the series: The reality of the 2003 Northeast Blackout was more mundane ... and perhaps more disturbing. The cascade failure of the power grid, which some parties tried to blame on Canada, underscored the relative fragility of the energy network on which we all depend so [...]
Technocracy: When Technology Invades the Body
My WND Technocracy column revisits one of the very first subjects we tackled, but develops it further: We, as a society, crawl, walk and even run inexorably toward William Gibson's technologically saturated future. When we begin to accept technology into our bodies, we begin to absorb potential for great harm. As unreliable as any machine [...]
Technocracy: America’s Sheeple — Driven by Emotion
My WND Technocracy column this week concerns the parable of the ant and the grasshopper. To sheeple, what they feel supersedes reality. Sheeple's emotions, their wishful thinking, has been substituted for an objective recognition of what truly is. Sheeple will speak loudly and proudly about how they've never felt the need to be armed, or never [...]
Technocracy: How the ‘Net Propagates a “Black Power” Martial Art
My WND Technocracy column this week is a follow-up to my analysis of the urban legend of "52 Blocks." A system that never really existed, which has no real definition, can be anything and everything to anyone, a forever moving target that shifts to avoid scrutiny and logical analysis. I was told that I was wrong to say "52 Blocks" was a [...]
Technocracy: The Myth of the Supercriminal
What is the technology of crime... and how does society teach us defeatism in self-defense? This is the subject of my WND Technocracy column this week, "The Myth of the Supercriminal." Be passive, you are told, in a mantra that starts in our schools: If someone is bullying you, don't fight back because you'll both be suspended or expelled. [...]
Technocracy: Is Facebook Worthy of Gov’t Intervention?
Facebook created a real public relations flap when it changed, yet again, its ever-shifting privacy policy. But does the government really need to get involved? My WND Technocracy column this week concerns this issue. Even as you read this, a massive new Internet privacy bill proposed this week could potentially turn your Internet experience [...]
Technocracy: Steve Jobs’ Flying Monkeys
My WND Technocracy column this week is about Apple and its, well, evil. Nobody is likely to die over this, fortunately, but the Jason Chen case does not by any means represent the first time Apple has gone to great lengths to punish someone who has published inside information about their products (even if they claim they had nothing to do [...]
Technocracy: A Call to Action in Support of Liberty
My WND Technocracy column this week is a little different -- it addresses the question I am asked often, which is, "What can I do to fight the tyranny of the Left?" People ask me so often, "But what can I do? The technology you've told me about exists and it's not going to go away. Where does that leave us?" Well, this is what you can do: Join [...]
Jeff and Mike Show Appearance in 3 Parts on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNej6q3hfoQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDkpPSsBsPw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts-QXRrJT0M
