Archive for the 'Politicrap' Category
Maybe an exhaustive story detailing the history and ultimately the failure of the War On Drugs doesn’t sound like an exciting read to you, and the fact that this topic has been covered hundreds if not thousands of times would seem to limit the appeal of a new examination. But this article, oddly from Rolling […]
Christopher Hitchens seems to have scuffed his rep up quite a bit in the last six years (not that he seems to care), but that doesn’t mean he can’t still string together a few cogent thoughts. In his most recent Slate piece he talks about Mitt Romney’s refusal to answer questions about his Mormon faith.
Sen. […]
Sentences That Really Deserve Commuting
Closed Published by eightparts July 4th, 2007 on Eight PartsSee the brief list here, which is representative, not comprehensive. Most involve ridicilous mandatory minimums. Surely if W though 30 months was excessive then cases like this must really tug at his heartstrings:
Weldon Angelos — 55 years for minor marijuana and gun charges, causing the George W. Bush-appointed judge Paul Cassell, previously best […]
You can’t stop this guy. Last night he proved God existed on Nightline. This after disproving evolution (via bananas no less). Here’s a Slate article on the ‘debate’ which links you to the underlying footage should you need it. My favorite part:
In Cameron’s introductory remarks at the debate—which can be seen at something like its […]
A real letter to the editor which finally nails the cause of global warming.
Note that in addition to the letter’s content, they couldn’t even get the headline spelling correct. Unless it really does exacerbate the “Warning”.
Thanks to A2 & A3
Rush Is Always Good For A Negro Reset
Closed Published by eightparts April 24th, 2007 on Eight PartsI swear, someday I’ll pull my head out and get back to writing about non interesting personal items (what I had for dinner, what I think of cargo pants) but for the moment you’ll have to subsist on these infrequent posts about the world around us.
About that whole Imus getting fired thing? Personally I could […]
What a horrible piece of crap. I could listen to Rush and Hannity make a baby before I could listen to five more minutes of this helmet headed psycho.
The daily show did a nice job of chronicling her thoughts on the Duke rape case.
I don’t want my kids learnin’ evolution! Where should I go?
Closed Published by eightparts April 4th, 2007 on Eight PartsIllinois, Mississippi, or South Carolina?
The answer, surprising as it is can be found on this map which reviews the status of evolution in science classrooms across the country.
If you have the time, feel free to scroll through the comments under the map. This is frighteningly typical of the anti-evolution crowd:
Dear Sir,
If you believe that […]
If You Needed A Reason To Hate Georgia
Closed Published by eightparts January 25th, 2007 on Eight PartsESPN has a good recap/update of the Generalow Wilson case, a high school athlete who was given a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison thanks to an archaic and since repealed Georgia law and the mentally stunted prosecutors who pursued. If you haven’t the time, some of the choice bits…
When he was a […]
There’s an article in the current Economist detailing the consequences, good and bad, of three movements to make food consumption more politically and environmentally sensitive. Organic, Fairtrade, and Local food are examined and the conclusions indicate that beyond making consumers feel greener (and occasionally annoyingly self satisfied) the movements may do more harm than […]