Go read this first-hand account of Icelandic citizen Eva Ósk Arnardóttir's visit to the United States. Because she overstayed her visa by three weeks in 1995, she was refused admittance, meaning she had wasted the cost of her flight. Then she was detained, photographed, fingerprinted, questioned, searched, refused access to someone from her nation's embassy, handcuffed, led … [Read more...] about The Undesirables are Already Here
Welcome to the Planet of the Apes
I'm fascinated by the conservative obession with evolution. On Illinois Review, Jill Stanek quotes with some approval this statement by Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee: If anybody wants to believe they are the descendants of a primate, they are certainly welcome to do it. I don't know how far they will march that back. But I believe all of us in this room are the unique … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Planet of the Apes
I, Rudy
If you think I overstate the dangers of a Giuliani presidency, check out the cover The American Conservative uses to promote it's article about Giuliani's grind-our-enemies-under-our-chariot-wheels foreign policy. I ought to admit here that I tried to read the article, but it was kind of a boring analysis of various people's influences … [Read more...] about I, Rudy
An Unbearable Lightness of Brains
I speak, of course, of our Congress. They've actually gone and outlawed the light bulb. Thomas Edison's lightbulb. I don't want to alarm you. They haven't gone and outlawed all illumination, they're only after your conventional incandescent light bulbs. They still want us to buy energy efficient compact flourescent bulbs. You know, to save energy. I have no clue … [Read more...] about An Unbearable Lightness of Brains
Criminal Lawyers, France, Dogs, Navy to the Rescue
Random shots around the web: Still not too late to send in your nomination for Criminal Defense Lawyer of the Year 2007. One more reason why it must suck to live in France: It's illegal for Amazon to deliver books for free. In old New England, if your neighbor's sheep seemed disturbed, it was a sign that you were a witch. In modern America, if a dog barks at your car, it's a … [Read more...] about Criminal Lawyers, France, Dogs, Navy to the Rescue