I get so sick of historical revisionism, that I decided to post this entry about how Democrats also backed the Terri Schiavo federal law. This is what Tom Harkin, Democratic senator from Iowa, said at the time:Where there is a genuine dispute as to what the desires of the incapacitated person really . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s been much speculation as to why all the pollsters got the New Hampshire primary so wrong, at least on the Democrat side of things. For the Republic primary, the polls were decently accurate, indicating that the general process and methodology were sound. So what went wrong? The Wall . . . . Continue Reading »
So the jury administrator cries out: “If anyone has a problem with the English language, please step up and form a line here.” So I raised my hand and said, “Yeah, I have a problem with the English language: ough —what’s up with that? I mean, bought, through, dough . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a nice article by John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter on how Benedict XVI spends his time not by simply denouncing the evils of the world, but by offering Christianity as a positive alternative, what Allen calls “affirmative orthodoxy”: By “affirmative . . . . Continue Reading »
One of the talking-head morning shows has predicted that N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce his candidacy for the presidency in April. Pat Buchanan says he will only hurt Clinton/Obama and help the GOP by putting New York into play. If Bloomberg becomes president, you will not be able to . . . . Continue Reading »
I am still mightily ticked at the “Baby Miracle” disgrace, so let’s have a humorous change of pace: Mr. . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, this is refreshing: Transhumanist and now former James Hughes disciple Justice De Thezier, has made a New Year’s Resolution to “quit transhumanism.” In the blog Cyborg Democracy, De Thezier, the founder of the Quebec Transhumanist Association seems to have recognized that . . . . Continue Reading »
Rusty, that was a great piece on Harvard’s new curriculum. You did a fine job of identifying the ills afflicting modern collegiate pedagogy. To your analysis I would add a brief comment. The modern university can teach students to be critics, and indeed modern college students are very good . . . . Continue Reading »
I finally got around to reading an excellent article that appeared some time ago in the New York Times Magazine . In “Death in the Family,” Daniel Berger writes of the former governor of Washington State, Booth Gardner, who now has Parkinson’s and wants the right to end his life. . . . . Continue Reading »
Protesters in Gaza say President Bush is a vampire . But a recent study proves that vampires don’t exist . Therefore, President Bush doesn’t exist. In which case, it’s foolish for Palestinians to get so riled up. I’m so confused. . . . . Continue Reading »
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