The case against Lori Drew has been dismissed (more or less) by the federal judge who was hearing the case. This counts as very good news...but not exactly wonderful news. For those not following the case, Lori Drew used MySpace email to play a cruel trick on a teenage girl named Megan Meier, who killed herself. Prosecutors in Drew's home state of Missouri didn't prosecute her … [Read more...] about Lori Drew Acquitted…For All the Right Reasons
Is Free Preventive Care The Answer?
In response to my earlier post of a couple of thoughts on healthcare, a reader called "bunkerbuster" throws a few interesting questions my way: What's your view on demand for health care? The market model would have it increase to infinity if it becomes zero cost to the consumer. Generally, that is the rule, but I think "bunkerbuster" is right to be skeptical for three … [Read more...] about Is Free Preventive Care The Answer?
Scattershot 2009-06-29
Random shots around the web: Federal conspiracy charges coming in 5...4...3...2... Turns out many diagnoses of Shaken Baby Syndrome weren't actually caused by people shaking the baby. Lots of people may have gone for jail for mild accidents that took place days before the murder-by-shaking supposedly occurred. This sort of thing is why I'll never let animal-shelter employees … [Read more...] about Scattershot 2009-06-29
Eminently Ignorant
I'm probably being unfair, but it seems like Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is a bit of a dumbass. (Or maybe, as fair Jennifer says, we should have listened to Anita Hill.) That's really the only way to account for his explanation of why it was okay for a school principal to order a strip search of a 13-year-old girl to try to find some ibuprofen. Thomas was the only … [Read more...] about Eminently Ignorant
Michael Jackson, R.I.P.
Now that Michael Jackson is dead, I'm not going to miss him. I didn't know him. I don't think many people did. I do, however, miss the Michael Jackson I once thought I knew, back before it all got so weird. You see, there was a time... I never really loved Michael Jackson's music, but I loved his music videos. Back in the early 1980s, creating videos for songs was still a new … [Read more...] about Michael Jackson, R.I.P.