A Renaissance…
…dog: [Hat tip: CDR M at Ace’s.]
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Closing arguments in the Zimmerman case
Demagoguery versus rationality. Appeals to raw emotion versus appeals to reason and logic. The prosecution versus the defense in the Zimmerman case. I’ve watched a few excerpts of the arguments in the case, but have relied for the most part … Continue reading →
Thomas Sowell: the early years
Thomas Sowell is a real favorite here for his penetrating mind, superior ability to articulate his point of view, and his sharp wit. If you’ve ever seen videos of him debating (for example, here’s an epic moment) you’ll know he … Continue reading →
The war between the state
Northern Colorado wants to become the 51st state. The reasons? The rural north has different politics and economic concerns than the more urban south, and feels the latter is crushing it and ignoring its needs. I don’t think this will … Continue reading →
I have a question for Michael Totten
Did Egypt actually reject political Islam? Or just the Morsi/Brotherhood brand du jour of political Islam? And why? Was it because they don’t want an Islamic government at all? Or because this particular Islamic government didn’t solve their economic problems?
Continue reading →Are Congressional Republicans growing a spine?
Or maybe at least a notochord? If so, then good: Meeting for the first time as a group to hash out their approach to immigration, House Republicans on Wednesday came down overwhelmingly against a comprehensive overhaul of the nation’s immigration … Continue reading →
Hitching a ride…
…in a pinch:
Continue reading →US drops to second…
…in the list of the world’s fattest developed nations. Quick—without reading the article, what are the others? I would not have had a clue. I’m not even sure what I would have guessed—maybe Samoa (or is that considered a “developed” … Continue reading →
This is absolutely irrelevant but…
…I find it odd that the three doctor witnesses in the Zimmerman case (the first two for the prosecution, the third for the defense) were named Rao, Bao, and Di Maio.
Continue reading →The Texas abortion battle
As expected, the Texas House has passed legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks and placing other restrictions on the operation of abortion clinics, restrictions that supporters say are intended to protect women’s health and will not close down many or … Continue reading →
Should men* be allowed to opt out of child support?
For biological reasons, men and women are inherently unequal when it comes to their roles in becoming parents. To be exact, women become pregnant and give birth and men don’t, and those differences are likely to remain into the foreseeable … Continue reading →
Karsenty explains the verdict in the France2/al-Dura case
Now that he has lost the most recent defamation judgment in the long-running saga of his fight against Charles Enderlin, France2, and the famous al-Dura tape, Philippe Karsenty describes why the French “Court” of Appeals (scare quotes mine) decided against … Continue reading →