Let me get this straight. Republican Presidential front-runner Rick Perry is catching heat for mandating that girls get vaccinated against the human papilloma virus — not because he awarded the contract to a crony political ally, but rather because it… Continue Reading
It’s the little things that count, right? In ascending order, you will find the ten smallest [answers] in: Sioux City,Iowa; New York City (Queens), New York; Cincinnati, Ohio; Council Bluffs, Iowa; Washington, D.C.; Great Falls, Montana; El Paso, Texas; Detroit, Michigan;… Continue Reading
The English word “republic” is taken from the Latin phrase “res publica,” a concept which embraced the government, the culture, the community, and the aggregate sum of public acts of citizens. After the meeting in which the Framing of the… Continue Reading
This is technically a day late; yesterday was a holiday for me and so I didn’t write a question then. You get it now. Hey, you get what you pay for. Anyway, here goes: What happened in 1938, 1953, 1962, 1969,… Continue Reading
Doug Mataconis offers a side-by-side comparison of the original theatrical release of the climactic scene in Return of the Jedi when Darth Vader turns away from the dark side, fulfills his destiny as a Sith Lord and kills his own… Continue Reading
Presented, without further comment, a reference from David Post at Volokh Conspiracy: a lawsuit over the title of a cheesy softcore “romance” novel.
Texas Governor Rick Perry on James Robison’s “Life Today,” a Christian evangelical television program, on May 5, 2011, titled “Godly Leadership”: I think we’re in a time of great revival in this world. And I know there’s a lot of… Continue Reading
Following in the wake of George Clooney, who seemed to feel it necessary to explain why he would not try to be a Democratic Ronald Reagan (not that I’d heard of much interest in him as a politician), I too… Continue Reading
So it seems that in Philadelphia, you can park in a no-parking zone if you’re attending services at select downtown churches and put a placard stating as much in your car’s windshield. Comments at a popular atheist website suggest that… Continue Reading
Nearly four years ago, an old blogbuddy and sporadic poster here noted that the Republican party in its current incarnation could be divided up into three factions: Jesus! Bombs! and Money! (My objection to the Jesus! Bombs! Money! nomenclature that… Continue Reading