Will we get to the point where just leaving the house means we are giving our implied consent to be stopped and searched anywhere, any time?
Janet Napolitano hinted this week that the body scanners and "enhanced" pat-downs that have caused a ruckus at airports across the country could be coming to a train station, port or subway near you.
Rats. I was ready to declare another victory for the Vast Rightwing Conspiracy's efforts to drive the country crazy with All Things Palin, but my fellow wingnuts fell down on the job:
Before "Dancing with the Stars" crowned Jennifer Grey its champion Tuesday night, there was all kinds of discussion about how the ABC competition series could lose its credibility if Bristol Palin won.
Well, the evidence is in, and the debate is over -- global warming is, er, that is, dogs are smarter than cats:
It was often thought that the feline pet was smarter than its canine counterpart because it needed less attention but researchers have discovered that cat's brains are smaller because they are less social
You remember "12 Angry Men," in which one juror with doubts persuaded all 11 other jury members to switch their votes to innocent. This is the way such things more often happen in real life:
Jurors in the Chandra Levy murder trial could have rendered a verdict as early as Friday, after just two days of deliberations. In fact, all but one of the jurors were convinced that Ingmar Guandique had accidentally killed the young government intern during a robbery.
Has the future of journalism arrived?
We've talked here before about how our notions of privacy are changing in the digital age. Here's a couple really pushing the limits on what's in the public square:
Is this an enhanced patdown, or are you just happy to see me? Charles Krauthammer has an inspired (and uncharacteristcally vulgar) rant about Americans rebelling against the TSA's new secutiry measures:
Who says journalists wildly exaggerate the meaning of surveys to pump excitement into an otherwise humdrum news day?
Marriage is increasingly optional and could be on its way to obsolescence, according to a survey of more than 2,600 Americans that examines changing attitudes about relationships today.
Today's quiz. Which one of these Supreme Court justices would your rather trust the First Amendment to? First, there's Stephen Breyer, one of the "living Constitution," change-the-meaning-to-suit-the-times guys:
This will drive the Hoosier road warriors insane:
Bucking a tide of resistance in state capitals and a free-spirited breed of motorcyclists, the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday said states should require riders to wear federally approved helmets.
