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The Wife bought a beverage dispenser, which holds about 3 liters of liquid. On a weekend morning, I will cut a lemon thin, put it in the bottom of the dispenser, then pile ice on top of that, and fill… Continue Reading →

I want to start off this post by saying that I find almost no common cause with the likes of Pamela Geller, Glenn Beck, or Terry Jones. I find their rhetoric to be somewhere in between distasteful and disgusting. And… Continue Reading →

American Cop Magazine runs a story from a cop who supports the right to film police officers on duty: Should we ever expect to have a right to privacy when we’re in public? I don’t think so; cops are public… Continue Reading →

It’s hard to admit you were wrong about something. It’s harder to admit you were wrong about it when you stuck your neck wa-a-a-a-a-ay out in favor of the wrong position. And it’s even harder than that when you were… Continue Reading →

“It seems, Mr. Boehner, that you’ve been living two lives. In one, you’re a respected politician, a leader in your party capable of rational compromise, entrusted with high Constitutional office and a critical role in shaping the legislation that governs… Continue Reading →

Yesterday, there was an incident on the Michelle Bachmann for President campaign in which a reporter attempted to ask the candidate some questions and her handlers were likely rougher in restraining him than they really should have been. This one… Continue Reading →

Forbes’ Trevor Butterworth points to a story about David Allison, a biostatistician who appears to buck the consensus on soda and obesity and is paying a price for it. But according to Butterworth, he’s actually doing no such thing: Allison… Continue Reading →

Among the member states of the United Nations, Albania, Bhutan, Egypt, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe share a particular distinction that no other member state can claim. What is it?

Having recently been down into Los Angeles several times, I’ve come across the periphery of food truck culture. This seems to me something that I am simply not hip enough to participate in. It’s a gigantic tease — the interesting, trendy,… Continue Reading →

A look at the CPS, obesity, and law enforcement. “Probably most of [the CPS’s] calls are from mandated reporters, such as teachers. They see a kid who comes to school in old dirty clothes a lot, or see some bruises,… Continue Reading →