Category Archives: In the news

An Officer Acting Out Of Concern For His Own Safety, According To UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza

UC Davis Police Chief Annette Spicuzza said officers used force out of concern for their own safety after they were surrounded by students. “If you look at the video you are going to see that there were 200 people in … Continue reading

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Cartoon: The Ten Stupidest Objections to the Occupy Wall Street Movement

[spoiler] Panel 1 Large lettering says “The Ten Stupidest Objections to the Occupy Wall Street Movement” In the lower right-hand corner of the panel, a self-portrait of the cartoonist, a fat guy with long dark hair, says: I’ve heard or … Continue reading

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Good News: FBI Will Probably Update Its Horrible Definition Of Rape

Some hopeful news from The New York Times. Thousands of sexual assaults that occur in the United States every year are not reflected in the federal government’s yearly crime report because the report uses an archaic definition of rape that … Continue reading

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The 9/11 Anniversary

As I understand it, memory isn’t what we think it is. We think we’re remembering something, but actually we’re reconstructing it. The stories we tell ourselves, which often support what we want to believe anyway, become what we believe to … Continue reading

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Does Welfare Drug Testing Really Lose Money?

I think a drug testing requirement is a bad idea, because the lives of drug users are not less valuable than the lives of other people. Another argument is that testing welfare applicants for drugs will cost more than it … Continue reading

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On The Debt Ceiling Deal, Blaming Obama, And Liberal Credibility (And Obama’s Lack Of It)

Matthew Dickenson writes: In short, this is probably the best deal Obama was going to negotiate. It’s not like he didn’t try to get revenue increases on the table – in fact, he rejected the original Boehner deal because it … Continue reading

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Update in Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case: Anonymous Cop May Have Lied to Smear Housekeeper

On July 1, New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Michael Wilson wrote an article which quoted anonymous police officers to paint the alleged rape victim in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case as a money-digging liar. The most damning bit was … Continue reading

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No, Michelle Bachmann Didn’t Pledge To Ban Pornography

ThinkProgress writes: BREAKING: Bachmann pledges to ban pornography | Tonight, Michelle Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold … Continue reading

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Why I won’t be eating at Chick-Fil-A anytime soon

[Crossposted at Family Scholars Blog.] David Blankenhorn writes: Recently in the New York Times, the reporter Kim Severson writes that Chick-fil-A, the Atlanta-based fast food company, “has given hundreds of thousands of dollars to national groups fighting same-sex marriage.” I can’t … Continue reading

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If I Were On The Jury, I’d Vote Not Guilty

EDITED TO ADD: Please consider this entire post withdrawn. I deeply regret writing it. I’m leaving it below the fold, for posterity.

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