Many have made this point before me. But adherence to irrational supernatural beliefs can be deadly. Like when mobs go after “witches.” Not black-hat-and-broomstick witches like you’d see at Halloween or in a Harry Potter movie, but animistic witches, practicing… Continue Reading
One wonders what exactly is involved with getting a private school accredited. One would hope that the content of a school’s curriculum would be examined carefully. But, I suspect, that accrediting agencies probably just look over the lists to see… Continue Reading
The writ of habeas corpus was powerfully vindicated today in the case of Boumediene v. Bush. The background is a little bit complex, but it basically has to do with our prisoners in Guantánamo Bay. Who are — let us… Continue Reading
Question: Is this story making the rounds of the internets because: A) Fox News crosses the line of propriety and is showing bias against presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama? B) Once again, mainstream media demonstrates a tin ear with respect… Continue Reading
Today, the Norwegian Parliament enacted same-sex marriage. The IKEA-like title of this post is Norwegian for “Same-Sex Marriage Law,” which conveniently looks like it’s pronounced something like “Fellas get loving,” a wierdly appropriate sort of translation. Norway has a state… Continue Reading
I wrote recently about the United States v. Isaacs case and why I thought it should never have been brought in the first place. But there it is, and it’s being tried before, of all the judges in the Central… Continue Reading
For far, far too long, the Administration has allowed the dollar to become weak. Astonishingly weak, especially as compared against the power of the currencies of other industrialized nations (the Euro, the Yen) and it seems to continue falling in… Continue Reading
To the left is a screen capture of this morning’s CNN front page. (Click for a more detailed view.) In my estimation, the biggest news stories out there are: 1) Iraq showing signs of rejecting a permanent U.S. military presence,… Continue Reading
Ira Isaacs is a filmmaker. Chances are excellent that you would never, ever, ever want to watch his films. I sure don’t. Isaacs makes sexualized fetish films, often depicting bestiality and defecation. For the record: YUCK. The Feds are prosecuting… Continue Reading
First, you lose some nuclear weapons. Well, not really “lose” so much as “can’t account for their location for several hours while they’re moved unaccountably and without orders 2,000 miles away from where they’re supposed to be.” That’s not really… Continue Reading