Posted in International, language, random, society, tagged car, Nano, Tata on April 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Is it just me, or is Tata a terribly unfortunate name for a car company? Unfortunate if they want to sell cars in the U.S., anyway. Don’t companies consider these things when branding their products? (Apologies to Mr. Tata, but marketing is marketing.) Remember the Chevy Nova (”No va” is Spanish for “it doesn’t go”)? [...]
Posted in language, random, society, tagged sign, typo on March 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Posted in Politics, language, media, tagged William F. Buckley Jr. on February 27, 2008 | No Comments »
William F. Buckley, Jr., 82, was found dead in his study this morning, and I am deeply saddened. The arch conservative commentator and author was a notable in my world for as long as I can remember.
From my first presidential election, when I voted for Barry Goldwater, through my votes for Al Gore and John Kerry, to my [...]
Posted in language, law, society, tagged Constitution, guns, Second Amendment, Supreme Court on November 29, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says:
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
As an editor, I can interpret this only one way: the framers of the Constitution meant to ensure that the state militias [...]
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