In a previous rant about driving (“Driving the Point Home”), I was sure to mention that the most dangerous drivers in the northern Virginia area are those with NOVA stickers on their cars. These attendees of Northern Virginia Community College are consistently cutting me off, making illegal lane changes, running or nearly running red lights, and I’ve even witnessed one rear-end somebody before the driver tried to weasel out of it and changing her story six times.
Strike That: Sucking Business Dry
There’s an issue floating around out there which has caused quite a number of problems. It has put companies out of business. It has brought detriment upon the public schools. It has protected incompetent federal workers from being fired. It has purveyed arrogance to millions of otherwise nice people, interrupted power companies and brought work to a halt at thousands of factories.
Sealand and Sovereignty
(Written for a Public Law & Judicial Process [GOVT301] class at George Mason University.)
One of the most fascinating issues to ever deal with international law first graced the floor of a British courtroom on November 25, 1968. A former English major Paddy Roy Bates was charged with various violations of British law after being captured about seven nautical miles off the eastern coast of England by a vessel of the British navy.
One Year On
It was a Tuesday morning and I had overslept. I quickly showered and power-walked from my dorm to a Lecture Hall in the Sci/Tech building only minutes late for my 9:00 a.m. Government 130 class. Usually I would have read the day’s top stories before I left, and had I been on time I might’ve just barely caught the first report of the first plane hitting New York’s World Trade Center tower.
Main St. UMC—Harvest of Hope Speech
Good morning. I’m Scott Bradford, and I was asked to speak to you this morning about Harvest of Hope, which is the ecumenical study/worship/action retreat program of the Society of Saint Andrew designed to educate youth and adults about the problem of hunger. In fewer words, it is an amazing and life-changing experience.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.