[NOTE: In this post I discuss an article by Jonathan Turley about morality and law. In his piece, he doesn’t really go into the underpinnings of his argument, but what he’s dealing with is a heavy-duty issue that has plagued … Continue reading →
That is the question. Here’s an article about people who either grew up without Santa or decided not to foist the belief on their own kids. Their stories vary. But I’ve got a story, too. When I was a small … Continue reading →
…they’ve already gotten their Christmas presents from you and me. Year round.
Continue reading →Ace has a great article about the recent suspension of Phil Robertson and the firing of Justine Sacco because of non-PC speech: A&E has the right to fire or suspend Robertson. So what? The argument is not about what people … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP] Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” observes: “In my lifetime I never thought I would see anything like this,” said [commenter] Mythx. Oh, me too. In the early 1980s one of my law professors (wish I could remember which one) cautioned … Continue reading →
I was watching a TV ad for some undereye circle cream that purports to do away with the little buggers. It features a young woman with no dark circles at all—and that’s the before picture. YouTube is a veritable treasure … Continue reading →
Will Vegas and Atlantic City go the way of Detroit? With the proliferation of other, more convenient and less-centralized gambling venues, the two cities may be doomed. Already, more than half the homes in Las Vegas are under water—and I’m … Continue reading →
…another extension. Obamacare’s Secret Santa: One individual familiar with the unannounced [one-day] extension said that it is, in part, intended as a buffer in case the Web site has trouble if a last-minute surge of insurance-seekers proved more than the … Continue reading →
[BUMPED UP once more.] All is not lost! You can still order from Amazon for the holidays through the handy neo-neocon portal. Use the widgets on the right sidebar, or go here. You’ll be glad you did. Your family and … Continue reading →
…you can’t buy it, if it was grandfathered in. Not for any amount of money. Or anything like it. At least, in California, and probably in many other states. We already knew that Obamacare has led to many cancellations of … Continue reading →
…from ever writing about George Bush again. But instead he brings us this piece with the undeniably correct title, “Barack Obama is not George Bush.” Well, of course not. Was there ever anyone who had a particle of doubt on … Continue reading →
Those of you who read this blog regularly probably know that gay marriage, pro or con, is not my issue. My basic stance is that states should be allowed to decide for themselves, but that states which follow the traditional … Continue reading →