Categories: Current Affairs, Legal Nonsense, Mainstream Media Narcolepsy, War on Christmas, Why my God is better than your God (or your non-God)
Allegations that Sarah Palin has a "libertarian streak"
by Graham 
...are, quite correctly in my view, leading to some zingers in blog comment threads. Two examples from Lawyers, Guns and Money:
"Libertarian streak" is western Republican speak for "batshit crazy and totally inconsistent." We are quite familiar with it… more »
09/06/08 10:44:29 am, A very interesting essay from Arthur Silber...
by Graham
...in which he explores the negative impacts on children of domineering parents, using Mel Gibson as an example of what we can see publicly of the results. more »
A very interesting story in the Washington Post...
by Graham
...which, if substantively correct, screams "campaign money laundering" about as loud as one can scream...and this is from one of the authors of McCain-Feingold, that attempt to regulate political contributions? Ah, the transience of scruples... more »
Yesterday was not a good day...
by Graham
...on several fronts.
First off, the FAA did finally give me back the Medical Certificate that they denied me last September when I was still taking anti-anxiety medication. However, as I explain here on my aviation blog, they seem to want to me to kee… more »
Interesting article about the role of projection in anti-gay thinking
by Graham
I found this interesting commentary on the approaches and arguments deployed by anti-gay activists, which are frankly, both baffling and devoid of logical and intellectual substance to me.
As the diarist explains:
In forums all over the news sites, I'… more »
another little story of diploma mills and false claims...
by Graham
...from NewsChannel 5 in Nashville comes an interesting story of a number of state employees who, it seems, were prepared to knowingly pay money to have degrees created for them.
Last month, Newman hired Lichtenberger to head the state's codes enforcem… more »
The interesting story of Doug Sutherland in Washington
by Graham
...who is the current Lands Commisioner, and a Republican. Despite revelations (a matter of public record) that an employee quit his office after he made improper sexual advances to her over 3 years ago, the local media in and around Seattle seem to be v… more »
The failed New Yorker cover of Barack Obama
by Graham
...has ignited a firestorm in the media and commentary circles.
My view: the fact that the editor of the New Yorker has been obliged to explain that the cover was mean to be satirical shows that it failed as satire. If you have to explain a joke, the ac… more »
Aha! A snappy, interesting site talking about media transformation....
by Graham
Brass Tacks Design. more »
Interview with George W. Bush from 2004
by Graham
The Huffington Post has resurrected discussion on an interview given by President Bush to Carol Coleman of the Irish TV network RTE in 2004. The interview is notable for Bush's inability to construct relevant or useful answers to many questions.
While… more »