A mysterious object fell in rural Peru; many think it’s a meteor and a crew is on its way to verify that. And it seems to be making people quite sick. This is the sort of thing you read about… Continue Reading
Dale Carpenter at Volokh Conspiracy has apparently given up on the idea of judicial challenges to promote same-sex marriage. This is because of an exceptionally long decision of the Maryland Supreme Court, ruling against same-sex marriage by 4-3 vote (two… Continue Reading
Longtime readers know that I am not a believer in the supernatural and critical of religion. I must restrain myself from cheering on other critics of religion from time to time, but today it was easier than in other circumstances… Continue Reading
Right now, I’ve passed the saturation point for overexposure to Carrie Underwood’s anthem to infidelity-motivated felony auto vandalism. I got sick of that annoying, meandering Maroon 5 song about picking up on an immature girl on the rebound from a… Continue Reading
A lot of Republicans were upset about MoveOn.org’s “General Betray Us” advertisement. Indeed, a lot of sensible Democrats thought it was a bonehead play. But instead of being another right-wing whiner, Rudy Giuliani did something about it. He asked for,… Continue Reading
220 years ago today, a handful of men, mostly lawyers, all elites, gathered in Philadelphia to re-create the government of their newly-independent Republic. They had a number of critical contemporary issues to deal with but also found a way, in… Continue Reading
What if we were able to send the bright men and women at MoveOn.org back in time to 1942? I bet we’d have seen an ad a lot like this in the New York Times. E-e-e-e-ediots!
Kathy Griffin is a comedian who I usually enjoy because she is willing to make cutting jokes about celebrities that I find amusing. Like me, she is an atheist who was raised Catholic. A few days ago, she won an… Continue Reading
Asinine. And worse. What makes people hate one another so?
The President apparently plans to announce troop reductions to the tune of 30,000 soldiers in Iraq to be completed by next summer. Withdrawing more does not seem to be an option. Withdrawing completely, in my opinion, is not desirable in… Continue Reading