Modern politicians are often cagey speakers, carefully measuring their assertions so as to allow for maximum wiggle room later if needed. Not so much with Barney Frank who is apparently feeling his oats these days: The Democratic lawmaker, who is gay, was discussing gay marriage and his expectation that the high court would some day…
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Federal Judge OKs "Morning After" Pill for Juveniles – Parental Consent Unnecessary
U.S. District Judge Edward Korman says that the Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to approve Plan B for over-the-counter use by juvenile girls was politically motivated. “These political considerations, delays, and implausible justifications for decision-making are not the only evidence of a lack of good faith and reasoned decision-making,” Korman said. “Indeed, the record is…
Cold Fusion Coming Closer?
Pamela Mosier-Boss, a U.S. Navy researcher, isn’t willing to climb out on that limb just yet. But she says that her lab has produced “significant” results, including the generation of highly energetic neutrons, an important byproduct of the fusion process. Other researchers, including Rice University’s Paul Padley are justifiably skeptical – the Pons-Fleischmann debacle was…
Obama Takes Guns Out of Pilots’ Hands, Risks Public Safety
Despite the obvious benefits of having weapons in the right hands during airline flights, the Obama administration is reportedly ending that policy. There is no justifiable reason for this reduction in public safety. In fact, the Washington Times reports that there are exactly zero cases of on-board officers improperly using their weapons. I’ve been willing…
Gay Marriage Poison Pill: Equality or Abolition
Michael Lindenberger of Time says that civil unions are the way to break out of the quagmire that gay marriage activists find themselves in, giving voice to the lies that the word marriage means nothing and that a church wedding after the fact would have all the same meaning for couples. give gay and straight…
The Brokest Generation
Mark Steyn tries, probably in vain, to point out to Gen Y’ers exactly what their support for Barack Obama’s big-spending ways will mean to them and their children. We want to help the sick and heal the planet by voting for massive unsustainable government programs. Like the young, we’re still finding ourselves, but when we…
What It Takes to Fight Terrorism
At the Telegraph, Con Coughlin lays out what’s wrong with Britain’s effort to fight Islamic terrorism to-date, saying: No one can claim that we in Britain don’t understand the nature of the threat we face. In recent months, there has been a succession of reports highlighting the increasingly pernicious influence British Islamists are having on…
The Anti-Purpose of Government
Mona Charen, riffing off of Charles Murray, has this to say about the effects of a welfare state on its citizenry: To become a source of deep satisfaction, a human activity has to meet some stringent requirements. It has to have been important (we don’t get deep satisfaction from trivial things). You have to have…
Quote of the Day – re Union Card Check Rules
Teamsters chief Jimmy Hoffa Jr.: “Since when is the secret ballot a basic tenet of democracy?” Uhhm, since forever is my immediate response. That’s not really true, naturally. But it has been an essential principle of our country since it became apparent what pressures were always brought to bear whenever the secret ballot was not…
Thinking Self Destruction, Not Others’
There’s a mistaken idea floating around in some of our heads telling us that suicide is the most tragic end that a person can come to. While self destruction is a tragedy, there are far worse actions that the depressed, angry, or insane can take, as demonstrated this week in Winnenden, Germany when a former…