On Monday, I saw several blogs linking to this article in the Sunday New York Times Magazine. The article describes the thought process of a woman who, when she discovered she was carrying triplets, decided that one was enough. The doctor had just finished telling me I was going to have a low-risk pregnancy. She […]
Saudi security forces raided an al Qaeda hideout yesterday, seizing weapons and explosives, killing and arresting terrorists, and finding the head of murdered American Paul Johnson in a freezer.
Aging singer Linda Ronstadt has gotten a lot of press lately for last weekend's performance in Las Vegas. Ronstadt's apparently scripted dedication of love and devotion for the propagandist Michael Moore caused a ruckus at the Aladdin which reportedly prompted concertgoers to dump drinks, rip down posters, boo and demand refunds. Well, it appears she […]
The Federal Trade Commission has treated MoveOn.org and Common Cause's petition (which I mentioned earlier this week) with the consideration it deserves. From Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris: I am not aware of any instance in which the Federal Trade Commission has investigated the slogan of a news organization. There is no way to evaluate this […]
Today's New York Times finally catches up with the rest of the major media by putting a Sandy Berger story on page A1. Being a day late, the Times report focuses on the fact that Berger quit his unpaid advisory position to Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign. If you think the Times doesn't have an impact […]
Three Indians (from India, not America), two Kenyans and one Egyptian have been reported kidnapped in Iraq. Foreign terrorists and Baathist bitter-enders were emboldened by the Philippines' caving to demands to pull out its 50+ troops to prevent the beheading of one of its citizens working in Iraq. Those three countries can thank the Philippines for […]
The New York Times has a good series of articles on scumbucket insurance agents who take advantage of young GIs. However, even while they're rightfully exposing a great fraud, you can see see that they're failing when it comes to honesty. [W]hen Lanny Peavy, president of American Amicable Life Insurance of Waco, Tex., learned that […]
I'm not going on a summer trip, but for those who are interested in Yosemite, CNN has a good article on climbing Half Dome. I would like to emphasize a point made in the article for those of you who ever want to make the trek: take gloves. I don't mean nice white dress gloves. […]
Today's New York Times has three letters responding to Kristof's Saturday column (fisked below). It should come as no surprise that (as is the Times' habit) they all concur with Kristof's assessment of evangelical Christians. The most galling statement comes from the Rev. G. Patrick Thompson, who recalled something his New Testament professor said in […]
Common Cause and MoveOn.org filed a petition with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that Fox News' "fair and balanced" slogan amounts to consumer fraud. (via The American Mind) If the FTC actually rules in the two liberal advocacy groups' favor, then I'm going to be next in line with a petition. I'm going to nail […]