Year: 2013
How Should Ted Cruz Judge People?
I’m not going to try to defend Senator Ted Cruz, but… Because I hate unsearchable text in images, let me repeat that: “It’s interesting Ted Cruz is off to pay respect to the 1st South African black president & yet shows such a profound lack of respect for his own.” — Lizz Winstead Quick question… Read more
Scattershot 2013-12-09
Random shots around the web: The ACLU tells an effective horror story about what can be done with all that GPS data the NSA is gathering. The ATF continues to make wonderful ethical choices. Bill Otis at Crime & Consequences says sending people to prison doesn’t ruin their lives. Because holocaust survivors. Today’s Google front-page… Read more
Poor Ain’t Stupid
Poor people get a bad rap. I’m not talking about accusations of welfare fraud, and I don’t just mean politicians who call them “moochers” and “takers.” I’m talking about the people who think that if they were born poor, they could do better. They believe most poor people could move into the middle class if… Read more
Journalism Is Hard…Like Oak
I keep telling myself I’d like to do more actual journalism here on Windypundit, and to that end, I’ve been reading the Associated Press Reporting Handbook by Jerry Schwartz. The first few chapters give examples of AP news stories and then discuss the reporters’ approach to getting them. The third chapter discusses “Main Street Welcomes… Read more
Thanks For Shopping
Today I’m thankful so many stores have chosen to be open on Thanksgiving. I’ve always found those holidays where everything in the world is closed to be more than a little creepy. Not everybody is happy about the new retailing plans for Thanksgiving. I got a link in the mail to this marginally coherent change.org… Read more