The latest one is up. A mini-rant is included in this month's box!
Another day, some more madness regarding The New York Times' recent firing of their star COVID-19 reporter Donald McNeil Jr. If you haven't read the previous post regarding this issue, then please do so now before continuing. Today's Washington Post has an article on the controversy by media critic Eric Wemple. The article helpfully contains some […]
Try this one on for size: More voters trust the Democratic Party than the Republican Party on budgetary issues, according to the results of a new poll for The Hill — even though a strong majority actually prefer Republican fiscal policies. What could explain this strange phenomenon? The discrepancy would appear to be rooted in […]
Longtime readers may recall the case of Poway High School student Taylor Harper’s T-shirt protesting the “Day of Silence” pro-gay rights event approved by the school. After years of litigation, the Supreme Court finally got the case, decided it was moot (Harper had graduated), but still vacated the 9th Circuit’s decision upholding the district’s decision […]
Reading this, I’m unsure exactly how Harper’s Magazine is supposed to make money. Publisher John MacArthur: “Our readers know that our financial independence results in uncompromised, quality journalism and writing. I don’t want to take money from people of modest incomes, and I certainly don’t want to accept corporate or foundation money that, too often, […]
Today's Wall Street Journal likens the leaders of the G-8 to King Canute who famously commanded the tides to stop. Do I need to add "unsuccessfully?" Canute's spirit was back in business this week at the G-8 summit in Italy, where the assembled leaders declared that the world's temperature shall not rise: "We recognize the […]
He needed the money to pay lawyers. Obama general counsel Bob Bauer today sent a second, sharper letter to the Justice Department, directly attacking the Dallas billionaire funding a harsh attack ad, Harold Simmons. "We reiterate our request that the Department of Justice fulfill its commitment to take prompt action to investigate and to prosecute […]
I've been following the case of Harper v. Poway Unified School District for years. (For background read here and here.) The short summary for those of you who haven't been following it is that Tyler Chase Harper was pulled out of class for wearing a T-shirt condemning homosexuality at school on the school-approved "Day of […]
If there really are two Americas, John Edwards lives in the one that you and I aren't allowed in. This story's a little stale, but it's illustrative of a larger point that you don't want to lose sight of: Whether they're liberal or conservative, every single person running for president is "a better person" than […]
This week's Supreme Court ruling on student speech started to set some boundaries on what teens can and can't say on campus. For the record: Can't: "Bong Hits 4 Jesus." (According to the Supreme Court today) Can: A seventh-grader from Vermont was suspended for wearing a shirt that bore images of cocaine and a martini […]