Little tribute in that headline to Joan Rivers, who might appreciate this if she weren't ailing:
Little tribute in that headline to Joan Rivers, who might appreciate this if she weren't ailing:
Well, congratulations. We've survived to enjoy another NFL season. Pro football is about the only sport I still pay attention to, so naturally I'm on the opposite side of all those thumb-sucking dweebs who think our passions are fraught with symbolism about all that's wrong with the world:
I suppose I should take this seriously, Maybe I will, if I can ever stop laughing:
Hey, James Foley was just one guy, so everybody calm down. I mean, let's not start a war over one little beheading:
What's worse than a president acting on his own authority without congressional approval? How about trying to deliver this nation up to the United Nations without the approval of Congress?
"Better late than never" department: Democrat Bill Burton sorta, kinda regrets piling on George. W. Bush back in the day:
I know I've said this before, but it bears repeating, because it still isn't getting acknowledged in the right places. People keep harping on "the death of print" and missing the real point, which is that advertising is going away. News has always ridden on the back of advertising, and our advertisiers have discovered they no longer need to pay to reach a mass market. It's not just print journalism but the journalism itself that is in peril:
If you have to walk somewhere in a part of town where there have been a rash of armed robberies, should you not carry a gun because to do so would let the thugs win by knowing they have changed your behavior? That's the convoluted reasoning some "sexual assault prevention advocates" seem seem to have adopted:
A sign advertising the bacon at a Vermont diner has been taken down after a Muslim resident complained about the sign on the Internet and sparked a massive backlash against the restaurant, Sneakers Bistro.
Another cherished belief of the progressive education movement -- rote memorization is bad and should be ditched! -- bites the dust:
In a finding sure to inflame the math wars, a team of neuroscientists has revealed the crucial role played by rote memorization in the growing brains of young math students.
Wow. Hot stuff from the new president of NBC News:
NBC News President Deborah Turness had some tough words for "Meet the Press," telling the New York Times in an interview published Sunday that the show had been raking over the "cold embers" of news from the week before.
Boy, I hate to admit it, but Dan Rather sort of has a point. Or at least he brings up something that deserves greater discussion:
Anybody out there still think the Detroit police chief was wrong to urge citizens to arm themselves?
Hooray for Hoosier Dr, Kent Brantly and his recovery from ebola. One reason given for returning him and his fellow medical missionary to the U.S. was that they'd get far better treatment here and would thus have a better chance of survival. Well, guess what:
Here's another entry for your "The science is settled" scrapbook:
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The Old Farmer's Almanac, the familiar, 223-year-old chronicler of climate, folksy advice and fun facts, is predicting a colder winter and warmer summer for much of the nation.
So, Eric Holder goes to Ferguson and tells stories about all the times he was racially profiled and then :
The attorney general said Wednesday that he understands why many black Americans do not trust police and that he has experienced many of the same frustrations.
Well, if the kids in school need a break from the control freaks implementing zero-tolerance policies, they can at least escape for a few minutes a day at recess: Oh, wait . . .
Recess is a time for kids to run free -- unless they attend Fayette Central Elementary school in Connersville, Indiana.
Another school year, another round of zero-tolerance craziness. First up, Summerville, S.C.
