Monthly Archives: June 2008

Now that the alleged grounds for locking people up in Guantanamo are finally seeing, if not the light of day, at least the light of federal judges’ chambers, it looks as though the government has been bluffing all along: With … Continue reading →

It’s worrisome that conservative presidential candidates still think they need a seal of approval from Billy Graham—and now his son Franklin: Franklin Graham issued a statement after the meeting praising the Arizona senator’s “personal faith and his moral clarity.” Personal … Continue reading →

If these are the kind of people that Hillary Clinton drew, then I’m glad she’s out of the running: Police on Sunday were investigating vandals’ spray-painting of dozens of city vehicles [in Orlando, Florida], some with disparaging messages about the … Continue reading →

John McCain says: “Senator Obama’s word cannot be trusted. . . . But the fact is that I’ll keep my word to the American people and you can trust me.” Okay, now that you’re done chuckling at how childish and transparently … Continue reading →

Since when do captains of industry make videos like this?

Even though the Supreme Court said it’s okay, there are plenty of good reasons not to keep a loaded handgun in your home. And these guys appear to agree.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but it sure seems pretty weird that John McCain has an advisor who thinks (probably correctly) that a terrorist attack would drive paranoid voters to take shelter under his hawkish, Republican wings in … Continue reading →

Conservative evangelical James Dobson is not very good at making a point. Barack Obama said: Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. What do I mean by this? It requires that their … Continue reading →

This is disappointing, if you are hoping the United States will not slip into fascism: Three years ago, Congress gave Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff an unusual power to “waive all legal requirements” that could stand in the way of … Continue reading →

After five weeks of studying for the bar exam, I have: Attended 19 video lectures, which comes to just under 60 hours of talking professors. Watched another 6 hours of MBE “workshop” lectures. Made 135 flash cards. Created about 145 … Continue reading →