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May 2003

It's a Red-Letter Day

I have no idea what that means, but surely it is. Slightly after midnight, this morning, I ended up listening...

Media Bias Roundup: LA Times, Dowd, Al-Jazira, Scott Ritter, and French Media

Deb and Vinny discuss an internal LA Times memo which documents the paper's biases; Maureen Dowd is under fire for putting her own altered quote into the president's mouth and then criticizing him for it; and the Weekly Standard discusses revelations that Al-Jazira (and other Mulsim news outlets) were on the dole from Saddam; and AIM covers Scott Ritter and French media delusions.

The Economics of Discrimination

Liberals get a lot of strange ideas. Many of them are self-contradicting, or are contrary to the available evidence, but that doesn't seem to get in the way...

Miss Manners on America

Judith Martin comments: "All men are created equal" is a revolutionary idea that inspired many to immigrate to this country....

More Tales from Boston

Deb and her husband, previously terrorized by munchkins-from-hell, have decided to stay and try to fix the situation. In her...

On Colorblindness

Is the goal of a color-blind society dead on arrival? Why do some support affirmative action while others oppose it? Are all affirmative action critics racist? And what makes for legitimate criticism in of your opponents in this public debate?

Martha Burk, Where Are You?

Tresa McBee, one of my favorite columnists (from rural Arkasas, at that!) wonders aloud why "feminists" who were concerned about...

US Judge Rules Iraq Trained 9/11 Hijackers

NewsMax reports: In a bombshell finding virtually ignored by the American media, a U.S. district court judge in Manhattan ruled...

Distorted U.K. Rape Statistics?

Have UK government reports on rape been used to push an anti-marriage political agenda? Melanie Phillips of England's Daily Mail thinks so.

Rapists Serve Average of 11 Months

From Sexual Assault Statistics: Less than half of those arrested for rape are convicted, 54% of all rape prosecutions end...

In Praise of Hypocrisy

There are two types of hypocrisy, one of which I have no praise for...

For Who They Were, Not What They Did

A brief comment after another woefully long hiatus. (My current endeavour often demands a huge percentage of my time, leaving...

Klingon Anyone?

There are those who argue our government should support every language spoken by it's constituents. Newsday reports that Multnomah Country,...

Boston: To Hell in a Handbasket

Deb, the Insomnomaniac and her husband had a horrible run-in yesterday with a gang of about 30 violent 13- and...

He's Just Dying to Be There!

Gramps kicked over, but the family felt that was no reason for him to miss his grandaughter's wedding! Those wacky...

C-SPAN: What PBS Oughtta Be

C-SPAN embodies a lot of what I would expect from a government-funded network. But there's a catch...

Astounding Democrat Flip/Flops

Vincent Ferrari documents some truly amazing Democrat flip/flops over at Insignificant Thoughts. Go. Read. Be aghast....

Pro-Marxist Slant Pushed at ABC, Retired Correspondent Claims

Reporter Peter Collins alleges: [Peter Jennings] took a piece that I had written about the 10th anniversary of the Sandinistas...

Fun in the Sun

Everybody looks better in a tan, don't they? Perhaps in the short term -- but what about the long term? Check out these photos...

Intelligence & Clinton

Manoor Ijaz in National Review: Analysis of documents found in the rubble of Iraq's intelligence headquarters show that contrary to...

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