More Evidence that the World Is a Very Weird Place
CNN: “Stiffler and Robert James Snow, 43, ‘were very upset when the detectives told them they had been having a sexual relationship with a 29-year-old man and not a pre-teen…
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This is Cool
More Evidence that “Wealthier Is Healthier” I’ve played around with this new tool from Google a bit. Very useful. Hat Tip: Radley Balko.
A New Book
I read a number of the early chapters and provided feedback and information — and now I get to read the book. Brian Doherty’s Radicals for Capitalism: A Freewheeling History…
Dinesh D’Souza On the Spot
The ever-eager-to-get-attention Dinesh D’Souza is put through his paces by a very clever interviewer, Stephen Colbert. Click here and scroll down to the interview. (Note: It’s also worth looking for…
It’s Official: Hugo Chavez Has Established a Dictatorship
BBC: “Venezuela’s National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting President Hugo Chavez the power to rule by decree for 18 months.” Washington Post: “As Chavez accelerates his…
Daily Star of Egypt Covers Kareem Case
The Daily Star of Egypt covered the protest for Abdelkareem in Washington, D.C.
Cool New Science Blog
John Tierney has a new science blog at the New York Times: TierneyLab.
Free Kareem
A short video on behalf of a young man who should be set free: Free Kareem. To find out what you can do to free this young man, visit www.freekareem.org…
An Arrest: Story Updated Below
A friend from the region sent me this announcement, which I reprint without change: A Youth Activist Arrested Baku/Azerbaijan, January 14, 2007 On January 13, 2007 Bakhtiyar Hajiyev, a youth…