A few days ago, the fine folks at Popehat explained why they want to kick a harmless German immigrant family out of the country. The Popehat guys seem like nice folks, so I assume they don't mean it the way it sounds, 'cause it sounds pretty bad. The Romeike family didn't like the way the public schools taught their children, and so they wanted to homeschool them. … [Read more...] about Cruelty In the Name of Fair Immigration
The Failed War On Drugs
I don't know anything else about Jim Gray, but this is about as good an explanation as I've ever seen of how the War on Drugs fails so badly: … [Read more...] about The Failed War On Drugs
The Horrors of Oscar Night
Well, the Academy Awards were last night, and I'm sure all the trendy ironic folks will be making the usual comments about Hollywood self-congratulation, but I mostly enjoyed it. I like movies, and I think good filmmaking deserves to be honored. I do have one nit to pick, however, with the movie montage they showed as part of their salute to horror movies. Less than halfway … [Read more...] about The Horrors of Oscar Night
Next They’ll Ban Turning ‘Round and ‘Round Until You Get Dizzy
Reason awards their February Nanny of the Month award to a Kansas legislator for banning fake pot. … [Read more...] about Next They’ll Ban Turning ‘Round and ‘Round Until You Get Dizzy
A Bright New Idea From the Change-Master
I guess it's change of a sort. Obama's healtcare reform started as a beautiful vision of low-cost healthcare for everyone. I thought that was highly unrealistic, but at least it was clear and straightforward. I guess the Democrats thought it was unrealistic too, because the Democrats soon made a series of compromises and turned it into a plan that purporte to give us … [Read more...] about A Bright New Idea From the Change-Master