It’s no secret that some of the least popular people in America are convicted sex offenders. There are websites that tell you where they live, many of which show their photographs and give detailed information about their convictions. There are… Continue Reading
Will eating pancakes with your fellow Christians alleviate your addiction to pornography? Skeptics across the world are curious!
As it turns out, using reclaimed sewage water for snowmaking in a Federally-licensed ski resort violates the Free Exercise Clause. Umm, the Free Exercise Clause? The one about religion? That’s a rather surprising conclusion to me; I didn’t know there… Continue Reading
The State of New Hampshire’s House of Representatives (the lower house of its bicameral Legislature) voted overwhelmingly to create “spousal unions” for same-sex couples yesterday. Not known as a hotbed of liberal activism, New Hampshire does nevertheless seem to constantly… Continue Reading
An interesting debate at Donklephant about the existence of God. Not the usual stuff for that site, which is usually about separating the pressure of partisan politics from determining good public policy. The question is whether reason and faith are… Continue Reading
Iran has found yet another way to polarize world opinion and engage in self-aggrandizement. In one of the more transparent tissues of spin I can recall, the government of Iran has “pardoned” the 15 British sailors and marines and promised… Continue Reading
I woke up very early this morning to make an appearance on the morning calendar in Kern County Superior Court. To get there, I drove through several permutations of California’s amazingly varied topography. Sadly, I did not have my camera… Continue Reading
The DVR program guide went out a few days ago. Rebooting hasn’t fixed it. And Time Warner can’t fix it. We haven’t had the ability to see what’s on TV except by actually watching the channels. The recording function doesn’t… Continue Reading
Since when did Mohawks become fashionable again? I’ve seen several dudes out and about sporting the ‘Hawk, some with the hair grown out into ponytails. Mostly white dudes and Latinos, not so much the Asians or African-Americans. Even more odd… Continue Reading
I was given a very intriguing idea today. The U.S. and its European allies have been, until quite recently, quarreling about continued military activity in Iraq. But for the past week or so, there has been remarkable solidarity amongst the… Continue Reading