It turns out, if you’re Catholic, you can buy your way out of a state of mortal sin with real dollars. I had been taught that Martin Luther launched the Protestant Reformation based on his outrage at the sale of… Continue Reading
There’s this cool classic rock song from The Who, Won’t Get Fooled Again. It’s used as the theme music for one of the CSI shows. I’ve always liked the interplay between the Hammond pipe organ and Pete Townsend tearing up… Continue Reading
A special three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California* may have just handed Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature a key to solving the budget crisis — release between 36,000 to 57,000 prisoners. Less strain… Continue Reading
And that includes the problem of depleted fisheries. All hail the good people in Fort Collins, Colorado whose ingenuity will give us tasty fish to have with their tasty beers!
A little trip down memory lane, here. How did the financial crisis get started? If you answered “By banks making high-risk loans to people who couldn’t afford the homes they bought,” you’re (substantially) right. With that in mind, here’s a… Continue Reading
Apparently, we’re supposed to feel sorry for Nadya Suleman, the mother of the octuplets. When the babies were born, I noted it as a remarkable feat of modern medicine and questioned the medical ethics involved in the process. Well, since… Continue Reading
The dwarf cups his hand,Whispers, “You are but a man.”Does the crowd still cheer?
With Federal approval coming from the President himself, California is going to enact new, tougher mileage standards for cars in the state, on the theory that more fuel-efficient cars will produce fewer carbon emissions and therefore benefit the environment. Mostly,… Continue Reading
Happenstance: Tim Geithner didn’t pay his taxes. He got egg on his face, but managed to get confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury. Which is kind of ironic, considering that he now exercises oversight of the Internal Revenue Service, the… Continue Reading
I said I wasn’t going back to the Ted Haggard well, and I meant it. Yes, the man has more legal and financial problems and more scandal has come to light involving him. Google it if you’re curious about the… Continue Reading