Barack Obama Leads With the Race Card
by He still hasn’t been officially nominated as the Democratic candidate for president yet, but Barack Obama has taken control of the Democratic National Convention, trotted …
Op-Ed Blog
FISA Immunity
In what must be a blow for folks like Glenn Greenwald, Democrats and Republicans have come to the logical, inevitable conclusion that telecom firms who …
Child Care / Crime / Society
Second-Guessing Witnesses
The SF Chronicle says: The town of Turlock and much of the rest of the nation was shocked when a 27-year-old man beat and stomped …
Liberal Fantasy – Nationalizing Big Oil
It shouldn’t surprise anyone who’s been tracking the far left that nationalizing the oil industry is their latest brainstorm. Take a look at this video …
Welfare Test
Tip of the hat to Sheryl for this gem via e-mail: I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and …
Obama’s Father’s Day Message
Barack Obama to black men: "Fatherhood doesn’t end at conception." Right on. If Obama is to deliver on his promise of positive change, that’s perhaps …
The Forgotten War
Libby Spencer at Newshoggers and Bob Barr have something in common: both realize that America’s War on Drugs is a waste of both resources and …
Slow Posting Sabbatical
After a big run of posts last month I’ll be taking it easy for the next little while and not posting nearly as much. Just …
A Small Example of What Science is For
Following on to Claudia’s piece about the importance of scientific R&D, this article, while admittedly monkey business, illustrates the point: Two monkeys with tiny sensors …
Unpleasant Energy Truths
Tom Friedman has something to say about energy, hard truths that most people don’t want to hear. As he notes, these are the things that …