More On Proms
It’s a shame all schools can’t be like the one in Bleckley County, Georgia. A boy there brought another boy has his date. No one got riled up, no one made a big deal out of it, and by all… Continue Reading
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Yet Another Thing To Piss Off The Religious
You can see what you want to see on this crucifix on display at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Oklahoma. The artist says that she based the depiction of the Son of God on an earlier icon, on display… Continue Reading
Obama Plans To Intentionally Violate The Constitution
36 U.S.C. section 119 reads: The President shall issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and… Continue Reading
Eyjafjallajokull Dirigibles
A volcano in Iceland, which last erupted for fourteen months straight and bears the utterly unpronounceable name Eyjafjallajokull, has begun erupting again, and scattered ash over most of Europe. Because this volcano’s ash contains a high silica compound, if it… Continue Reading
Doing Nothing Is The Better Strategy
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about Ira Isaacs, the guy who makes astonishingly disgusting pornography and who still faces the potential of prosecution for the “crime” of obscenity after having made and distributed literally dozens of copies of such… Continue Reading
When Leftists Turn Violent
When, when, WHEN will people remember that political disagreements in this country are worked out through the political process? Apparently not any time soon in New Orleans. After a big fancy-schmantzy fundraiser at a Brennan’s Restaurant in the French Quarter… Continue Reading
Holding Pope Benedict Responsible
The other day, The Wife read a headline to me: “Richard Dawkins: I Will Arrest the Pope.” Well, that’s certainly an attention-getter and for a lover of criminal procedure the idea that a private citizen could arrest a visiting head… Continue Reading
Bringing Bigotry Back
Itwamba County, Mississippi is a very rural place, near the northeastern corner of that state and until recently it was famous pretty much only for being the birthplace of Tammy Wynette. But in mid-March, it became famous for another thing: … Continue Reading
Yes, A Call For Calm Applies All Around
Mainstream media has not yet picked up this story, so the only place I can find it this morning is on conservative blogs and the Washington Times. Make of that what you will. However, it’s utterly obnoxious. Our speaker here… Continue Reading
Calm Down Already
The rhetoric has become too shrill. Even bloggers I normally like, respect, and find intellectually resonant have reverted to fear and hysteria. And, if one reverses the ideological polarity, there is a remarkable resemblance to the ideological panic of 2002.… Continue Reading