I challenge anyone to provide a reputable source for this supposed quote attributed to GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum: Abortion in any form is wrong,…
From time to time I am reminded of the complete and utter inadequacy of the terms «left» and «right» as they pertain to the realm…
There’s been a lot of bad legislation proposed concerning copyright, and it is increasingly difficult to tell the good from the bad without an attorney…
In the wake of Jimi Heselden’s tragic Segway accident Monday, media outlets have seized upon a small study done at George Washington University Hospital and…
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-0728-target-politics-20100728,0,6274128.story There’s been a lot said about Target’s $150,000 contribution to Minnesota State Representative Tom Emmer’s campaign for Governor as well as the Supreme Court’s…
There are more anniversaries today than I originally realized. Thanks to @spacehobo for reminding me. Although we officially celebrate «President’s Day» on this coming Monday,…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/opinion/06hastings.html?_r=1&em A surprising and cogent argument. I’m not sure I agree that raising taxes is the right idea (closing loopholes would be a better start),…
I’ve been wondering lately if my perception of economic realities is colored by a shift in the makeup of the persons running industry; whether once…
I’m not totally unsympathetic to the proponents of Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that would rewrite the California State Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. I understand that my position (which amounts to a «why the hell should I care if gay people want to get married» attitude) is not the only legitimate opinion. Some folks just don’t think that’s the way it oughtta be, and they are entitled to their opinion. I probably should have just left it at that, because after reading up on Prop 8, I still don’t get it and I don’t even think I’ve been offered any reasons.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/06/19/politics/p060323D99.DTL Why is it even mildly scandalous that Barack Obama said that he’d take public money and then decided not to? Are there restrictions attached…