Strippers didn’t attack us on 9/11. Then again, neither did American Muslims.
Tonight’s topics: the Blagojevich verdict, whether lying about military awards should be protected speech, the politics of the Cordoba House project, the coherence or lack thereof of the Obama administration, and whether the United States should be more like Germany.
Rand Paul’s initial mis-steps after winning the Republican primary seem to be largely behind him.
When professors blog, they send signals to their students about their attitudes. Where do we draw the line between free expression and unprofessional conduct?
Ann Coulter has been dis-invited from a World Net Daily conference for her decision to speak at a convention sponsored by a gay conservative group.
Some Republicans are start to wonder if it’s such a good idea for their party to be so closely associated with the heated rhetoric surrounding the future of this former Burlington Coat Factory.
It has never been illegal to wear military medals and uniforms to costume parties or while portraying a soldier in a movie.
Mary Cheney, who is openly gay and raising two children with another woman, has given $500 to New Hampshire Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte, who is “against same-sex marriage and believes marriage is between a man and a woman.”
Colombia’s Constitutional Court has struck down a US basing rights deal.
What do the critics mean when they say that the United States should be more like Germany?
The 9th Circuit yesterday ruled that Stolen Valor laws violate the 1st Amendment and that there is a limited right to lie.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, appearing on San Francisco’s KCBS radio, called for an investigation in the efforts to stop the building of a Muslim cultural center at the hallowed Burlington Coat Factory location blocks from Ground Zero.
Radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger is quitting her radio show following a firestorm over her use of the N-word.
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, and his hair, will live to fight another day.
Wired proclaims, “The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet.” It’s great linkbait but completely wrongheaded.
Zeldorf Ragshaft III asks, “What is it about bloggers on this site? You somehow have the idea you know better than the rest of us what is right and what is wrong.”
Given public opinion on the proposed Islamic community center that is currently cominating the news, we would expect that opposition to the project would be strongest in Manhattan itself.
According to John Bolton, Israel has a deadline of August 21st to attack Iran’s nuclear program. This is the fourth deadline he’s set in the last three years.
If the President looks worried, he has a pretty good reason.
Career fields dominated by women tend to pay less than those dominated by men. But gender discrimination isn’t the main reason.
President Obama’s motorcade caused gridlock in the Los Angeles area last night, although one wonders how people could distinguish it form the average Monday.
Students entering college today have never worn a wristwatch and think email is slow.
Harvard has overtaken Princeton to retake the top spot in the US News college rankings.
How did the future of this former Burlington Coat Factory turn into a national political issue ? Well, it’s a rather interesting story.
Renowned author Ray Bradbury hates big government but wants it to fund the colonization of Mars. That a man of his intelligence and insight can hold such diametrically opposed thoughts is an amusing reminder of the limits of human rationality.
Same-sex marriages are still barred in California, but how long that lasts is in the hands of three judges on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Under what authority can the police lock down an entire city block, restricting our freedom of movement absent probable cause?
Either Obama’s Defense Secretary and commanding general are conspiring to undermine his July 11 deadline for withdrawal from Afghanistan or that they’re carrying out his intent.