You may have thought that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” had been repealed by Congress. Which is true, but the effect of the repeal was delayed. You may have thought that in the case of Log Cabin Republicans v. United States,… Continue Reading
According to the New York Magazine, Manning’s secrets included his sexuality. Not only was he gay, but he was also looking into making the transition from being a man to becoming a woman. Until recently I hadn’t been following the… Continue Reading
You may find this hard to believe, but I spent no time whatsoever following this case. I seriously thought Casey Anthony was a man until this morning because a single murder trial in some other state involving people I don’t… Continue Reading
Widespread, persistent, pervasive unemployment for years on end. Experiments with massive amounts of money and government intervention in the economy thought of by really smart people who never had any real idea if their ideas would do the remotest good.… Continue Reading
Ah, Richard Dawkins. Brilliant polemicist, fearless challenger of the honored role given to religion in modern society, tireless crusader for rationality and science against the forces of ignorance and superstition. And a man who should have left well enough alone.… Continue Reading
Thanks to Doug Mataconis, a glimpse into the mind of the Transportation Security Agency. Although “[t]here is no intelligence pointing to a specific plot,” unspecified officials at the TSA with access to airline executives have stated that they fear “some… Continue Reading
One often refers to Thomas Jefferson as the “principal author” or sometimes even less accurately as simply the “author” of the Declaration of Independence. In fact, the Declaration was the work of the entire Second Continental Congress; it formed a… Continue Reading
Button Gwinnett (Georgia), Francis Lewis (New York), Robert Morris (Pennsylvania), James Smith (Pennsylvania), George Taylor (Pennsylvania), Matthew Thornton (New Hampshire), James Wilson (Pennsylvania), and John Witherspoon (New Jersey). All signers of the Declaration of Independence. But they were different than… Continue Reading
For the third straight trip, I was “randomly selected” for the full pat-down. They’ve apparently started doing the unit-touch with the back of their hand. Honestly, that part didn’t jar me as much as when he felt below my pants.… Continue Reading
In Norway, teachers are trained and encouraged to teach non-traditional gender roles to four-year-olds. This includes the use of books that caused tremendous controversy here in the USA, like “King and King.” Generally this has been non-controversial: The only pushback… Continue Reading