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Calling a Thug a Thug
Eugene Volokh of the Volokh Conspiracy (a blog about the law, mostly inhabited by libertarian and conservative bloggers) today condemned a court ruling whose effect was to vindicate threats of violence by a group of thugs in Seattle against Seattle’s … Continue reading
The ACLU Gets It
Today Sam Ritchie of the ACLU posted a truly wonderful blog on the ACLU’s Blog of Rights. Apparently some nitwits fine upstanding state legislators in Iowa object vehemently to a display in the State Historical Building in honor of the … Continue reading
A Married, Non-Celibate, *Nun*?
Today’s Washington Post has an article about a married German man who was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest. Although rare, that isn’t unheard of; it usually happens when a married man who was an Anglican or Orthodox priest, or … Continue reading
Fun New Blog, *Mostly* About Archaeology
A new blog went live yesterday: Square Holes. The blogger, Joe Jefferson, plans to write mostly about archaeology, but I would expect to see the occasional blog about trains (he’s a fanatic), other science subjects, and politics, with the occasional … Continue reading
Libya: The Scoop (HT Mother Jones)
Yet another excellent roundup from Mother Jones Magazine: “What’s happening in Libya Explained”. If you want the background and timeline for the unrest (and, God willing, impending revolution) in Libya, this is a great place to get it.
Earthquake in New Zealand
New Zealand’s capital city, Christchurch, was hit by an earthquake Tuesday at around noon local time. Various media sources report that a number of buildings collapsed. Over sixty are known dead, and others are missing and likely trapped beneath the … Continue reading
The “Nanny State” in College
In 1978, I was a high school senior looking at colleges. Although I was a member of a conservative evangelical Christian church, I turned down a chance to go to a college associated with my church. The reason? During a … Continue reading
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Restaurant Owner to TSA Agents: Go *Away*!
Travel blogger and consumer advocate Christopher Elliott blogs about a restaurant owner near Seattle/Tacoma airport who, after a series of thoroughly unpleasant encounters with the TSA on business trips, in November posted signs at all doors to his restaurant informing … Continue reading
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John Levine: A Politically Incorrect Guide to IPV6
John Levine, author of “The Internet for Dummies” and many other works on technology an the Internet, today posted two superb blog articles on IPV6. Here are links: A politically incorrect guide to IPv6, Part I A politically incorrect guide … Continue reading
About Mentally Impaired Illegal Immigrants…
…and mentally impaired people accused of being illegal immigrants although they are American citizens or nationals. Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) posted an article on their blog about a crying scandal in American handling of suspected illegal immigrants: … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Politics
Tagged Illegal immigration, right to representation
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