Judging from this article in the Boston Globe, the parenting situation in Beantown is worse than I could have imagined: Boston police are launching a program that will call upon parents in high-crime neighborhoods to allow detectives into their homes, without a warrant, to search for guns in their children’s bedrooms. The program, which is…
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British Illegal Wants to go Home
Mokhtar Tabet dislikes living in Britain rather a lot it seems: He said: “The council evicted me from my home in September and moved me to Streatham, which I don’t like. “The new place is small, and the kitchen closes at 9pm, so I can’t have anything to eat late at night. They have taken…
Keep the Internet Free…
…of U.N. and other international political pressures. That should be an belief that everyone reading this article should hold, implicitly or otherwise. Most of us do believe that, although few of us regard our use of the Net as a type of freedom that has to be guarded. That’s a mistake, as Elliot Noss pointed out back…
Islamic Law For Women
Saudi Arabia is very strict with regard to its Islamic doctrine and its influence in the courtroom is strong. Strong enough, in fact, that a court in the town of Al-Qatif recently convicted a 19-year-old woman for being alone in a car with a man, sentencing her to 6 months in jail and 200 lashes…
Imus’ Revenge
Don Imus will be coming back over the air in New York starting December 3rd. Redemption! Since the dark days of April, Mr. Imus, 67–a denizen of Central Park West, and one of the paradigmatic radio heroes of the 90’s–has accomplished the beginnings of a media resurrection. Last month, he siged a 5-year deal with…
No Licenses for NY Illegals
Say goodbye to New York Governor Eliot Spitzer’s plan to issue state-approved driver’s licenses to illegal aliens: Officials familiar with the decision told The Associated Press Tuesday night that Spitzer is due to meet Wednesday morning with New York’s congressional delegation, many of whom have openly opposed the program. … The governor’s office signaled to…
WSJ Disproves Wage Stagnation
Earlier today the Wall Street Journal showed how the myth of income stagnation and decreased social mobility is just that – a myth: The Treasury study examined a huge sample of 96,700 income tax returns from 1996 and 2005 for Americans over the age of 25. The study tracks what happened to these tax filers…
Howard Dean says Jews OK in Heaven
It’s nice of Howard to be so accommodating with his authority, isn’t it? Dean reportedly said: In another statement likely to stir debate among the evangelical Christians his party is urgently trying to court, Dean also asserted “there are no bars to heaven for anybody” Although that’s certainly true, there is one little problem that faithful…
Venezuelans Queue Up for Food
Reuters reports that the inevitable result of market price controls has occurred in Venezuela: Venezuelan consumers are increasingly facing periodic shortages of basic food products as the economy shows signs of overheating amid record revenues from an oil boom. The shortages have increased skepticism of Chavez’s economic policies and provided a political backdrop to campaigning…
Pakistan Elections as Scheduled?
Reuters reports that Pervez Musharraf has committed to holding elections on January 9th, as previously scheduled: Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday a general election would be held by Jan. 9 but under a state of emergency he imposed eight days ago. Musharraf, under pressure from rivals and Western allies to put nuclear-armed Pakistan…