J-SPAN
I’ve been subscribing to the filings and postings in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case. Of late there have been a lot of requests by the media to broadcast the arguments (which will be a week from today). The Court has… Continue Reading
Month: November 2010
Turkey Cooking Questions
Would it be wrong to stuff a pre-roasted Cornish game hen inside the turkey, then at dinner tell all the kids, “Uh-oh, it looks like we cooked the turkey’s baby, too!” while you pull it out?* And if you make… Continue Reading
The Most Significant News You Aren’t Paying Any Attention To
Russia and China have agreed to dispense with using the dollar — or the Euro — in their bilateral international trade. They don’t need to anymore; Russian and Chinese financial markets are sophisticated enough to trade rubles for renminbi.
He So Ronery
Why ever should North Korea be scared or upset about the world scolding it for killing more South Korean soldiers and bombing South Korean territory? The world stood back and used very strongly-worded missives to deliver harsh rebukes when the… Continue Reading
Cranberry Pardon Explained!
Obama Outlines Moral, Philosophical Justifications For Turkey Pardon
Textbook Tests
This video is making the rounds. The professor is discovering to his chagrin that students can get access to test banks and cheat on the answers. At Outside the Beltway, James Joyner (a former professor himself) takes the professor… Continue Reading
Let’s Get Ready To Wharrgarbl!
Headline: Owners of Park51 project apply for $5,000,000 in Federal redevelopment funds designed to encourage development in downtown Manhattan after 9/11. Reaction: Wharrgarbl! Examples of resulting wharrgarbl may be found in all the predictable places, like here, and here. And… Continue Reading
Three-Stage Compromise On Screening
Every time airport security procedures are tightened, a margin of people who otherwise would have traveled by air decide not to. In some cases, they opt to travel by car instead. For instance, overall airline use declined when the TSA… Continue Reading
United States v. Ghaliani
Ahmed Ghaliani was accused of being a significant participant in the August 7, 1998 bombings of the United States embassy complexes in Kenya and Tanzania. At least 223 people were killed and over 4,000 were wounded in nearly-simultaneous suicide bombings… Continue Reading
Murfreesboro Will Soon Have A New Mosque
I wrote a while back expressing moderate embarrassment at the bigoted attempts of a lawyer in Tennessee to stop a mosque from being built in the charming city Murfreesboro. Much as I (and quite a lot of other people, it’s… Continue Reading