I’ve received some e-mails that offer what look like pretty viable defenses to this lawsuit. I’m not 100% sure they would win, but these are viable legal arguments against it. First, the civilian courts should not be the forum that… Continue Reading
This is all over the news today. Although some have been talking about it for a while. Here’s the facts: Jeremy Hall joined the Army for the same reasons anyone does — a desire to serve his countrymen and his… Continue Reading
Tear down Dodger Stadium? Never! Fortunately, that’s not what Frank McCourt has in mind. I’m not quite sure what to think of his alternative, though. Nowadays I don’t get down to the stadium all that often, so the prospect of… Continue Reading
A grad student from Cal got arrested taking photographs and otherwise doing journalism in Egypt. As the authorities are hauling him away, he uses his cell phone to post a one-word message on his Twitter blog: “Arrested.” Tipped off to… Continue Reading
If you believe this study, the entire human race was reduced to a population of something like 2,000 people about 70,000 years ago. The near-extinction of humanity was, it is suggested, caused by a massive drought. That’s a pretty dramatic… Continue Reading
I took a look in the mirror Monday morning and didn’t like what I saw. Since then I’ve been trying to make lower-fat and healthier choices for meals. Particularly when eating out in a restaraunt, it’s difficult to avoid the… Continue Reading
This is about the most horrible story out of New York I’ve seen in a long time. It’s very hard to opine on the verdict, not knowing all the facts of why the police began shooting at these men who… Continue Reading
Close genetic match found between recovered Tyrannosaurus rex DNA and modern-day chickens. Read all about it. If Jurassic Park ever comes to life, look for fillet of Tyrannosaur thigh as the secret ingredient on Iron Chef one day. Hat tip… Continue Reading
In spite of yesterday’s praise for Prof. Martin, I think his analysis of this Latin-dropping opinion from the Ninth is wrong. Quick and dirty facts: Lei Shi is a cook on a fishing ship. He is a citizen of the… Continue Reading
There’s good eats to be had in Vegas, and then there’s really good eats. Where do the whales eat? Turns out, some of them eat here, at least, the Chinese ones do. My strong guess is that every major casino… Continue Reading