…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 →
…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 →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 →
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 →
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 →
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Continue reading →…it’s the honor system for Obamacare income subsidies. Oh, that’ll work just fine. Unbelievable. And yet at this point, ever so believable: The White House seems to regard laws as mere suggestions, including the laws it helped to write. On … Continue reading →
…powerful testimony that the screamer on the tapes was Zimmerman: A pleasant older man, Donnelly was introduced to the jurors as a physician’s assistant. It also soon emerged, however that he was a close personal friend of Zimmerman’s, and indeed … Continue reading →
Bearing-of-glad-tidings bot: I have to say, japan is going well. Well, if you have to, you have to.
Continue reading →Many Morsi supporters have been killed by the military in Egypt—but why, and who attacked first? I don’t profess to have a clue. But when I read this I began to wonder (and by the way, the number dead has … Continue reading →
The tragic crash of an Asiana flight Saturday while landing in San Francisco is a terrifying event despite the fact that “only” two people died. It’s tragic because two people dying is, of course, too many people—although everyone realizes it … Continue reading →