The Danish Ralph Nader Connection?

Via Instapundit, it seems like Ralph Nader might officially run for president of the United States.

But more importantly, where did his exploration committee get the inspiration for the “Nader” typography?

(Explanation: Politiken is a major [well, as major as they get] Danish newspaper.)

ADDED: Related to this, here’s a funny article on the brewing “Bloomberg vs. Nader” epic drama.

Det offentlige vil bestemme, hvordan du ser ud

Ifølge JP:

Københavnske politikere vil gå foran i kampen mod underernærede modeller i modeverdenen, der påvirker unges selvværd og kan tvinge dem ud i f.eks. anoreksi og bulimi.
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Københavns Kommune har gennem de sidste år brugt over 1,5 millioner kroner på at støtte modeindustrien i hovedstaden, bl.a. via modeshows.

Men det skal være slut, hvis ikke firmaerne holder op med at bruge stankelmodeller, mener et flertal i Københavns Borgerrepræsentation, bl.a. Rikke Lauritzen fra Enhedslisten.

Ifølge artiklen bliver unge mennesker TVUNGET ud i anoreksi, hvis de kigger på tynde mennesker. Årh, hvis bare de tog den logiske konsekvens af denne vurdering, så kunne vi leve i et så lykkeligt samfund, at end ikke Nordkorea eller nogen skønlitterær forfatter á la Orwell eller Huxley ville kunne forestille sig det!

Og hvor er det godt at vi har kommuner, der har økonomiske midler til at “rette op på” disse brodne kar! Det er jo så meget mindre… hvad skal vi sige… provokerende for den almindelige dansker at bruge økonomiske incitamenter end bare direkte at forbyde tynde mennesker!

PS: Måske synes du ikke om tynde modeller. Du bør i så fald a) sætte dig i deres sted (rådhuset medvirker til at tvinge dig fra at gøre noget, du har lyst til), eller b) vide, at det kan blive DIG næste gang.

Freedom of Speech Under Attack in Canada

Much has been said on this issue. In fact, it has been said so astonishingly well that I’ll just throw out a few links for you to study. This is a serious issue for freedom of speech and thought – not just in Canada, but for all countries that are thinking about creating laws against “hate speech” and the likes.

First, Mr. Levant. Read this introductory blog post of his first, then follow his advice by going to the front page of his website and scrolling down to read up on the story chronologically. If you want an “entertaining” (but scary) shortcut, just watch the videos he has uploaded of his interrogation, for instance the opening statement.

Second, Mr. Steyn and the magazine MacLean’s. For this case, read this article (by Mr. Levant, by the way). Then, read anything you can find by Mr. Steyn, who has written some brilliant pieces, for instance this and this.

Third, there is so much more. Just look at this webpage. The Economist even has a short piece on it, but the story hasn’t reached much mainstream media yet (sigh). This will be a huge issue soon, thanks to both the blogosphere and Steyn and Levant’s eloquence and their defiant defense of freedom of speech.