There is a reason this band is called Overkill.

Horns will be raised for Ronnie James Dio, July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010.

I think I like Black Sabbath, but not Ozzy Osbourne so much. So this cover by Bruce Dickinson is pretty cool.

I’ve got a new commentary up at Center For a Stateless Society.

Saturday’s car bomb attempt in New York saw the response of numerous government officials, who evacuated the area, investigated the scene, and made an arrest. So how can I say that we don’t need the state to keep us safe?
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I’m trying to make Tuesday my regular commentary day. This week’s might be a little cumbersome for an editorial, but the topic required a lot of ideas be packed together to address it sufficiently.

Provision of security is one of the key things that people expect the state to do. Showing that the state is at best unnecessary to keep us safe undermines a major justification for its existence. In the short term, widespread distrust of state security policy can at least slow the expansion of murderous empire-building and the police state apparatus.

In other news I was at a metal show the next block over from where the bomb was found. It’s going to take more than a carbomb to stop an Overkill show.

Kreator – Demon Prince

AAAAARGH!