I'm writing another post on the Schiavo debate in parallel with this one. In it I praised Maryland Democrat Steny Hoyer for making one of the more statesman-like speeches of the evening. Then he said this: Because, like birth, death will come to us all. Ummm...not according to your party, Rep. Hoyer. Millions of people […]
San Diego County continues to be one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. Only 11 percent of San Diego County households are able to a afford a median-priced home. So, what does the staff of San Diego's Park and Recreation department propose in response to this? A 939 percent increase in the […]
I'm going to be really interested to see what the reaction from the left side of the blogosphere is when this gets around. (via VikingPundit) Two UCLA economists say they have figured out why the Great Depression dragged on for almost 15 years, and they blame a suspect previously thought to be beyond reproach: President […]
The pro-dictator/commies at Code Pink started their three day march against the war yesterday from Oceanside to San Diego. They managed to get two dozen marchers. (Reports I heard only put the number at 12 -- either way, it's wholly unimpressive.) The quotes, however are priceless. They like to claim that they are members of […]
Beware of reporters doing math -- or stories on technology. Environmentally minded British motorcycle engineers have produced a zero-emission bike that ticks all the right boxes except one -- it's too quiet. So quiet in fact that its designers are looking to introduce artificial vroom to keep potential customers happy. Powered by a high pressure […]
I've written before that a newspaper's letters to the editor columns are akin to a community forum (or should be). I think it's important to publish letters from individuals on the extremes. The public needs to know there are crazies out there -- on both sides. In this spirit of inclusiveness, I bring you this […]
It looks like a small part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will be opened for oil drilling when the budget is passed. I watched video of Democratic opponents of the move complain that there wouldn't be nearly enough oil produced to make any dent in gasoline prices or our dependence on foreign oil. Comically, […]
I haven't been closely following the Terry Schiavo case, the brain-damaged Florida woman whose husband is pressing to have her feeding tube removed. The way the media has reported this case, and therefore the perception of much of the public, has been skewed by a biased expert, a close-minded judge and an unwillingness to really […]
Justice Antonin Scalia gave a talk earlier this week at the Woodrow Wilson Center on the less-than-sexy topic of "Constitutional Interpretation." Most media outlets zeroed in on Scalia's blistering attack on the Court's recent decision abolishing the juvenile death penalty. However, Scalia's comments on the current state of judicial confirmations was much more interesting with […]
CNN main link headline on the Larry Summers vote: "Harvard president fails confidence test." Are white males intrinsically less likely to pass this sort of test when administered by a bunch of politically correct academics? Are they less likely to take these sorts of tests because of the hostile test-taking environment? These are difficult questions. […]