Apologies for Slavery
by USA Today says that Virginia lawmakers are going on the record as having “profound regret” over the state’s slavery-tinged history. And Polimom, a Houston-area blogger, …
Month: January 2007
Troops on the Border
In a recent event, American National Guard troops retreated when confronted by what is presumed to be a heavily armed band of drug traffickers near …
Every Child Left Behind
I love the federal laws Congress passes: they always have such vivid, meaningful names, names that simply scream, “If you don’t support me you must …
State of the Union
Reading through the transcript of President Bush’s speech, I was immediately struck by the urgency of the situation in Iraq and how important it is …
Abortion, the Right to Kill
It’s a Liberal Issue Democrats embrace abortion as a political issue because it’s one that can bring in a high percentage of votes in a …
Liberals Responsible for 9/11?
The L.A. Times, perhaps emboldened by it’s potential re-purchase by the Chandler family, published an interesting opinion piece by Dinesh D’Souza entitled “How the left …
Health, Ethics, and Stem Cell Research
Everyone wants to live longer, healthier lives, don’t they? Actually, no, most Americans don’t care enough about their quality of life to take the steps …
New Iraq Strategy
Marc Schulman recently posted a compelling analysis of the “new approach” in which he tenatively supports the change in strategy given that the Iraqi government …
Immigration = Assimilation
I’ve discussed illegal immigration at great length in my previous blog (from which my posts will, eventually, be extracted and published here). My position is …
Schoolgirl Bullies
It’s shades of the Glenbrook Girls all over again, only the new girls from hell are so proud of what they’re doing that they’re uploading …