Monthly Archives: December 2008

PZ Myers posted yesterday in response to Andrew Brown’s whining about the so-called “New Atheists.” Brown makes the following complaint: They are none of them philosophers and, though most are scientists, none [of the New Atheists] study psychology, history, the … Continue reading →

Every now and then, I run into somebody who believes in the “harmful” effects of information, writing, words, etc.—all that stuff we just call “content” these days. Frank Fisher at the Guardian has found one of them: “There is content … Continue reading →

Some interesting blog posts about the auto industry showed up in my Google Reader queue this morning. First, here is Neil Buchanan over at Dorf on Law, suggesting that auto dealers are one of the bigger problems with the auto … Continue reading →

The Legal Satyricon comments on a story out of Maryland: The high school kids [in Montgomery County] decided that it would be funny and/or great revenge to make fake license plates and speed through known traffic cameras. From the local newspaper … Continue reading →

Because, apparently, your ill-founded personal beliefs are a fine excuse to let someone else suffer: The Bush administration yesterday granted sweeping new protections to health workers who refuse to provide care that violates their personal beliefs[.] . . . The … Continue reading →

California Attorney General Jerry Brown makes a good point: “There are certain rights that are not to be subject to popular votes, otherwise they are not fundamental rights,” Brown said in an interview. “If every fundamental liberty can be stripped … Continue reading →

The gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender crowd is complaining about Obama’s choice of Rick Warren to give the invocation at his inauguration. From NPR: In an open letter to Obama, Joe Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, wrote, “By inviting … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, Judge Posner had a great post on “The Future of Conservatism.” He wrote: For myself, I would be happy to see conservatism exit from the political scene—provided it takes liberalism with it. I would like to … Continue reading →

The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) has gone off the deep end. Here is how professor Richard Esenberg at PrawfsBlawg summarizes a complaint they recently filed: The Thomas More Law Center has filed a complaint on behalf of a Michigan resident against Treasury … Continue reading →

Mary moved to a new house recently and had to suffer through the ordeal that is Comcast “service.” So she wrote a blog post about it. Lo and behold, a Comcast employee shows up in the comment section and writes: I’m … Continue reading →