Papers please: Dudley Hiibel case Web site recounting the case of a Nevada rancher who was arrested for failing to produce ID after a policeman requested it. The legal battle that resulted has reached the Supreme Court. Video of the…
Papers Please/What Has Really Damaged
Morality?
Check out my Morality! 60% liberal, 40% conservative I wouldn’t call it a morality test, but I suppose many of the issues would be considered a matter of morals by, for instance, my parents. And they’d say that I’m 60%…
Bush Distorts Science
Scientists: Bush Distorts Science “We found a serious pattern of undermining science by the Bush administration, and it crosses disciplines, whether it’s global climate change or reproductive health or mercury in the food chain or forestry—the list goes on and…
A School Engineered for Failure
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root. –Henry D. Thoreau A School Engineered for Failure Exceprt: Then, he shared something that I wish was broadcast on every talk radio…
Biblical Marriage
As certain politicians work diligently to prevent marriage between two people of the same sex, others of us have been busy drafting a Constitutional Amendment codifying all marriages entirely on biblical principles. After all, God wouldn’t want us to “pick…
Feeling Better
The liberally educated person is one who is able to resist the easy and preferred answers not because he is obstinate but because he knows others worthy of consideration. –Allan Bloom I don’t agree with MoveOn.org’s push to ask CBS…
For the Record
This is from twfarlan: (ahem) I would like to go on the record regarding the following subjects: 1) I do not support the “War on Drugs.” I think it is not only misguided but in fact, poorly planned and executed.…
Rage Against Those Scary Gays and Invoke an Angry God
You must be the change you wish to see in the world. Mahatma Gandhi
2004 Presidential Candidates
Following ideageek‘s lead, I used SelectSmart to check on how my views and the various presidential candidates match up. I wasn’t terribly surprised: 1. Libertarian Candidate (100%) Click here for info 2. Dean, Gov. Howard, VT – Democrat (68%) Click…
Utter Randomness
Okay, I’ll stop doing separate posts of randomness. For a few minutes, maybe. I’ll do one post of bits of randomness. What does “fisk” mean, pretty please? The contexts in which I’ve seen it used make me think it involves…