Robert Stevens of Alphabet City writes to recommend the new blog Talisman Gate by Iraqi writer and analyst Nibras Kazimi. Nibras is a visiting scholar at the Hudson Institute, a highly-regarded think-tank, and a weekly columnist for the New York ... READ MORE
Patrick Hynes of Ankle Biting Pundits has a column saying: Americans who attend church with greater frequency than their neighbors tend to be richer, healthier, and happier, less prone to commit acts of crime, and more likely to get and ... READ MORE
Paul Jacob takes aim against judges who sentencing "creatively," and concludes the practice is unconstitutional. Cases in point: Judge Michael A. Cicconetti's sentencing two individuals to spend the night in the woods, and "forc[ing] a man who called a policeman ... READ MORE
Elizabeth Marquardt, writing in the Boston Globe, explains why even low-conflict divorces are extremely difficult for children: In a first-ever national study, the grown children of divorce tell us there's no such thing as a ''good" divorce. This nationally representative ... READ MORE
The British nationalized health care system has decided to halt knee and hip replacements to overweight people in at least one part of Great Britain. Specifically, a woman 5' 2" who weighs 168 pounds or more or a man 5' ... READ MORE
As Cindy Sheehan is once again protesting in Crawford, Texas, I thought it a good time to share some pictures that show -- as the mainstream media often does not -- the message of the anti-war protesters. These photos, of ... READ MORE
Oliver Willis gets more than one fact wrong in this post, but I'll zero in on one: He claims Kevin Martin, the Project 21 member I quoted here is a liar -- but Willis provides no evidence whatsoever. Sheesh. Even ... READ MORE
The last known witness to World War I's Christmas truce has died. Less than ten British World War I veterans remain alive; less than 50 American World War I vets are wtill with us ... READ MORE
If you have absolutely nothing better to do, the Commonwealth of Virginia is inviting the public to vote on the design of it's new welcome-to-virginia signs. The commonwealth wants to install the new signs before the start of Historic Garden ... READ MORE
A doctor has committed suicide after learning that a woman he euthanized was not terminally ill -- she had depression and a false medical report. Hat tips: Kevin, M.D. and its source, Relapsed Catholic ... READ MORE
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