The GOP’s business… February 16, 2012 …is not a lady’s business. Apparently: This morning, Democrats tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for preventing women from testifying… Continue Reading
Some random thoughts on Rush Limbaugh’s culture wars November 22, 2011 Look at the graph below about teen pregnancy in the US. I have a number of thoughts in reaction to it which I don’t… Continue Reading
Where are all the girls… July 5, 2011 Dr. Science weighs in: It’s often said that humans are the only creatures who know they’re going to die, but I think it’s more… Continue Reading
Papaw June 5, 2009 Maybe its because I’ve just woken up from a glorious six hours sleep and maybe its because a week of racing around left me… Continue Reading
A boy like James April 1, 2009 Its not all that hard for me to tear up in my dotage but I was unprepared for it to happen reading today’s local… Continue Reading
When kids could be kids August 15, 2006 Vic sent me this. Pity the inexorable progress of today’s aspiring children. Continue Reading
Fox news vs Faux Christian July 18, 2006 This video from Fox News demonstrates that an pretty face isn’t necessarily the best qualification for interviewing an oddball with stong convictions. The Oddball… Continue Reading
We’re not all in this (neighborhood) together June 23, 2006 I just read this Wash Post story that was reprinted in the DNT yesterday. Its one more bit of evidence of the division of… Continue Reading
Why gays will eventually be allowed to marry June 7, 2006 If the anti-gay marriage folks can’t do any better staking out their position than Bill Bennett does in this discussion with Jon Stewart they… Continue Reading