Maybe I’m Just Another “Howdy Doody-Looking Nimrod,” But I Think Rep. Marion Berry Was Out of Line
Are members of the House of Representatives allowed to call other members "Howdy Doody-looking nimrods" on the floor of the House? I thought not, but when Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR) tried it on November 17, Rep. David Drier (R-CA), let him off on a technicality. Then, Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL) ...
Selling Violent Video Games — Constitutionally Protected Commerce?
I don't have time to look into the matter myself just now -- what with saving the environment and everything -- but I think Glenn Reynolds left out an analysis of possibly the most interesting part of the case in his post about a court ruling unconstitutional, on free expression ...
A Man’s Right to Choose
From A Man's Right to Choose, an op-ed in the New York Times by Dalton Conley: About a decade ago, my girlfriend became pregnant. It wasn't planned, but it wasn't exactly unplanned either, in that we obviously knew how biology worked. I desperately wanted to keep the baby, but she ...
More on Property Rights
Bizzy Blog has a property rights update that includes news about a New Jersey case that shows how topsy-turvy government policies can be. In this case, rather than take property and transfer it to another entity for a more lucrative economic purpose, the government reversed the equation, taking an $833,000 ...
Thank a Soldier Week
The National Center is joining Townhall.com in promoting December 19-25 as "Thank a Soldier Week." Townhall is making it easy. To say "thank you" to a soldier, visit www.thankasoldierweek.com, complete their easy online form and click. TownHall.com also provides links to a half dozen military support charities, for those who ...
Legal Extortion, or Just Planning Ahead?
Eric Berlin, while reviewing a case in which the trial lawyers are ready to file suit -- just as soon as they locate a plaintiff, asks: "What's the difference between a trial lawyer and an extortionist?" ...
Black Conservatives Skeptical of Congressional Black Caucus Actions on Alito
Project 21 members are not rushing to endorse the Congressional Black Caucus's criticism of Judge Samuel Alito. Project 21 says: Black Activists Criticize Congressional Black Caucus Rush to Judgment on Alito Nomination and Call for Filibuster Filibuster of Supreme Court Nominees Thought to Be Unconstitutional Members of the black leadership ...
Congressional Black Caucus Sold Their Souls, by Mychal Massie
To assuage its members' desire to curry favor with their liberal handlers, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) recently announced its opposition to Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito more than a month before his confirmation hearings. While CBC members have every right to oppose Judge Alito, their amoral reasoning exposes ...
Why Not a Dazzling Offense? by Casey Lartigue
Known for his outspoken tough love, Bill Cosby once publicly admonished a young black student from the University of the District of Columbia. The young man hoped for a promotion at his Drug Enforcement Administration job after he got his degree, but he was worried. He told Cosby, "It just ...
PC is PU, by Christopher Arps
Political correctness, or PC, is defined by the Internet's Wikipedia reference web site as the effort to remove "prejudicial terms from common usage." It is an often-misguided attempt to ensure that individuals are not offended due to their race, gender, sexual orientation or religious persuasion. PC has its origins in ...
Property Rights Wins: Taking Via Retroactive Zoning Struck Down by Maryland Court of Special Appeals
Despite recent losses on the property rights front, especially the Supreme Court's Kelo decision this year, some successes can be celebrated. One is a victory for property owners in Prince George's County, one of Washington, D.C.'s bedroom communities, where a court has ruled against a county effort to toss small ...
Global Warming Causing Global Cooling
Possible impending global cooling is causing "alarm," says the UK's Guardian, and it may be caused by global warming. That sounds silly, but actually makes sense. Massively oversimplified, the article refers to a phenomenon in which melting Arctic water slows a huge Atlantic Ocean current that delivers warm water from ...
Putin’s True Colors
A Boston Globe staff editorial condemns yet another poor decision by Vladimir Putin: A harsh law on nongovernmental organizations that Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Kremlin coterie are pushing through a docile Duma shows Putin's true colors. This is the move of an antidemocratic ruler acting on the paranoid ...
Global Warming Causing Global Cooling
Possible impending global cooling is causing "alarm," says the UK's Guardian, and it may be caused by global warming. That sounds silly, but actually makes sense. Massively oversimplified, the article refers to a phenomenon in which melting Arctic water slows a huge Atlantic Ocean current that delivers warm water from ...
Thank a Soldier Week
Possible impending global cooling is causing "alarm," says the UK's Guardian, and it may be caused by global warming. That sounds silly, but actually makes sense. Massively oversimplified, the article refers to a phenomenon in which melting Arctic water slows a huge Atlantic Ocean current that delivers warm water from ...
Policy Group Distributes Toilet Paper ‘Emissions Credits’ at U.N. Global Warming Conference
Possible impending global cooling is causing "alarm," says the UK's Guardian, and it may be caused by global warming. That sounds silly, but actually makes sense. Massively oversimplified, the article refers to a phenomenon in which melting Arctic water slows a huge Atlantic Ocean current that delivers warm water from ...
COP-11 Global Warming Conference Report: Pew Center Admits Kyoto is Dead… Sort of
Possible impending global cooling is causing "alarm," says the UK's Guardian, and it may be caused by global warming. That sounds silly, but actually makes sense. Massively oversimplified, the article refers to a phenomenon in which melting Arctic water slows a huge Atlantic Ocean current that delivers warm water from ...
ANWR: To Drill or Not to Drill? There is No Question, by Peyton Knight
As the debate over whether to drill for oil in a tiny, desolate portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) grows – however improbably – even more contentious, it is important to remember that honest debate must be properly framed. Opponents of ANWR drilling claim we are faced with ...
Box Shadows for Your Website, Courtesy of Jeff
Jeff Harrell shows how to use box shadows to liven up your web art, and has even assembled a little demo of the technique he uses that visitors to his site can download and use on their own sites if their want ...
Religious Conservatives — Or Just Religious People?
I'm involved in a very mild debate on the Center for Faith in Politics blog over religion, politics and money (a debate over religion, politics and money that has not descended into name calling -- miracle of miracles). Specifically, we are discussing the article by Patrick Hynes of Ankle Biting ...
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