When Kip posted about the recent discovery of possible structural differences between the brains of straight and gay people, he predicted that it would make no difference to the anti-gay folks: To the bigots, all the research in the world won't make a scrap of difference. If it's not biological, then it's a "choice." If it is biological, then it's a "disease." Either way, it's … [Read more...] about A SAD Anti-Gay Post
Operational Justice
A few days ago, Gideon at a public defender posted a very thoughful response to my post discussing whether criminal defense lawyers help their clients get away with crimes: We fight. We fight tooth and nail. Not because we absolutely believe that our client is innocent---in fact, most of the time we don't care whether the client is guilty or not. We use phrases like "make … [Read more...] about Operational Justice
Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee
It's been a while since I did any photoblogging---just posting a photo for no reason other than to look at a photo. I was up in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, so here's a photo I took of the Midwest Airlines Center. … [Read more...] about Midwest Airlines Center in Milwaukee
Plumbers and Police
We had a plumber come in today to replace the toilet in our master bathroom. He was from the same company that does a lot of the plumbing work for our condo association, so I figured they'd be reasonably professional about it. I left him alone to get the job done while I worked on the computer. When he finished, I went in to check the work, and he had installed the wrong … [Read more...] about Plumbers and Police
Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4
And somehow that's national news. … [Read more...] about Oregon Woman Plans to Parade Topless on July 4