- Just a quick note for folks who were used to my regular Monday and Friday updates: since the first of the year, I've been updating Dave's Picks every day. I'm not sure how long I'm going to continue at this pace, but you might've missed some stuff along the way if you weren't looking at the dates.
- Saudis Feel Unfairly Tarred With a Terrorist Brush because an awful lot of the terrorists we know about come from there. And Saudis May Seek U.S. Exit. Y'know, maybe they're not such close allies after all. [instapundit]
- Ye Know Not What Ye Do as we sit and watch the bill of rights be slowly turned into a List of Permissible Actions which is not the same thing at all. [endwar]
- Universal Military Training and Service Act of 2001 (Introduced in the House) looks to reinstate the draft. Huh! [some guy]
- Compare Minnesota gun-check system is faulted and States Lax in Background Checks for Gun Buyers to Officials dispute that felons buy guns. Note how only the last story mentions that someone might be critical of Americans for Gun Safety, who are an anti-gun group. The others take the study by AGS as gospel, while I somehow doubt they'd do the same with an NRA study. [instapundit]
- Microsoft shifts its focus to security. It's about time Microsoft did this, but I'm still fairly surprised by it. They seem to really be taking this seriously. Experts Say 'About Time' on Microsoft Security Plan [google news]