Tag Archives: history

New on CTD: The absurdity of zero tolerance policy, illustrated.

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Read all about it!

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Brown Bess, the movie

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Movie review: Albert Nobbs

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Oleg Volk

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1602098/ Watched a period drama about a woman who spent most of her life pretending to be a man to get by in the late 19th century Britain. I recommend it. The acting was good and carried the film, but … Continue reading →

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Fiction is not keeping up with reality

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Oleg Volk

When John Ross wrote his seminal Unintended Consequences, people accused him of being overly dramatic. After all, ATF agents wouldn’t frame people or commit murder, right? When Matt Bracken wrote Enemies Foreign and Domestic series, most readers thought the idea … Continue reading →

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Hunter vs. soldier, new post on CTD blog

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Hunter vs. soldier, rifle vs. musket.

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Movie review: Angry Harvest

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Very well done film about a man who is…various shades of good, evil and mundane.The film works out much better than the sum of its parts would suggest, and the ending is very, very well handled. I recommend it. Acting:8 … Continue reading →

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Thompson .45 carbine

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Oleg Volk
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Violent Luddites

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Anti-gun activists have much in common with the original Luddites. They blame new technologies and users of those technologies for their own plight, and aren’t above using violence to achieve their goals. Luddites did their own killing, whereas “anti-gunners” — … Continue reading →

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Back in the USSR…it sure feels that way lately

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Our grandparents once defeated the real Nazis. These days, they are submitting to groping by the wannabes. American parents would never hand their kids over to child molesters…unless those molesters wear blue uniforms. Those who value the Constitutional right to … Continue reading →

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Sometimes the underdog wins.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Oleg Volk

If we fight, we would likely lose For the foes are strong today But no matter how bad the odds A chance of success remains If we don’t fight but submit Trusting promises, bowing to threats No chance remains anymore … Continue reading →

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