Which is also a decision, because the trend in the lower courts is to declare its ban unconstitutional: Jonathan Adler writes that the Supreme Court might still take a case in the future, but I don’t see how that is … Continue reading →
Three years ago I took the test on the “Political Compass” site. This was the result back then, which seemed to place me correctly on the scale: I just took the test again. And although I certainly didn’t remember my … Continue reading →
Warnings about the 9/11 hijackers: ignored. And we’re not talking about general warnings that all too often, and yet understandably, get lost in the shuffle. We’re talking about very specific warnings about the actual 9/11 hijackers.
Continue reading →Hi there! This blog post could not bbe writgten much better! Easy for you to say. [ADDENDUM: I left comment #3 up in the comments section because I thought it very appropriate to show that some spam had successfully evaded … Continue reading →
Here’s a wonderful post by a liberal guy who’s also a shrink, on the subject of the divide between Red and Blue America, and in particular the attitude of Blue towards Red (hat tip: commenter “carl in atlanta”): The worst … Continue reading →
There are so many articles of interest on the subject of Ebola that I think I’ll just do a roundup: My guess is that the suspected Ebola case in DC will turn out to be a false alarm, if the … Continue reading →
…by the time he left Liberia, and did he lie about it in a form he signed on leaving the country? That’s the meme that’s been spreading, and it’s now widely believed. I don’t buy it. I’m writing a piece … Continue reading →
The murdered man’s name is Alan Henning, and the video is what we’ve come to expect, including the threats at the end to another hostage, American aid worker Peter Kassig. I’ve written plenty about these fanatical, bloodthirsty murderers of ISIS … Continue reading →
Peter Beinart’s piece in the Atlantic leads with the obligatory and customary condemnation of Bush, an attempt to make it clear that he’s not, repeat NOT, gone over to the Republican, pro-Bush dark side. Please don’t make that mistake: Yes, … Continue reading →
Here’s some new information which, if true, would further implicate the Dallas hospital that sent Thomas Eric Duncan home the first time he came to the ER there. The story comes from Duncan’s nephew Joe Weeks, who seems to be … Continue reading →
Now, why ever would we do that?: For now, the administration is rejecting calls for a visa ban for West Africans. “I don’t believe that’s something we’re considering,” a State Department spokeswoman told reporters. Health officials have described the Texas … Continue reading →
This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. It’s an account of how patient zero, Thomas Eric Duncan, contracted Ebola in Liberia. But more than that, it’s a story that’s all too typical of the tragedy of this … Continue reading →