The Dayton Daily News sunk to a new low in its criticism of Ohio Republicans, they are accusing the Republican controlled legislature of acting like the French: Columbus is looking a lot like Paris. Ouch! Seems a little harsh to me. But hey I had to look up the word obstreperous (marked by unruly or [...]
Fascinating article in Slate: Bush’s Orwellian case for warBy William Saletan. Saletan tries to wrestle with the rheotoric involved in making the case for war in Iraq. Saltean notes that critics are quick to pounce on Bush’s rhetoric as Orwellian and paradoxical but offers that perhaps Bush is right. Here are some passages worth thinking [...]
What the bloody heck? I get busy with work and some other things, fall behind in reading blogs, and next thing you know Sand in the Gears is talking about giving it up!!!! Listen, I sympathize. I have often thought about giving it up. I totally get where Tony is coming from here: For the [...]
Intersting debate over at National Review Online and private morality and public laws. The argument concerns a case before the Supreme Court dealing with a Texas law against homosexual sex. Ramesh Ponnuru started it off arguing that the law was bad policy but not unconstitutional: I don’t think that this case can be made, at [...]
Last night I was complaining about the Adam Cohen NYT Op-Ed on Deborah Cook’s judicial nomination but admited that I didn’t have the legal knowledge to correct Cohen. Well, the Legal Theory Blog does and has, so read him if you want the scoop.
**Posted at Political State Report. In phase one of the ongoing budget wars here in Ohio, the General Assembly said no to Governor Taft’s proposed tax increases. At issue was the budget deficit for this fiscal year (2003) which ends June 30. The Governor announced in his State of the State address that there was [...]
I always find it interesting to read two separate movie reviews and wonder if they saw the same movie. Take Gods and Generals. Rod Dreher has some very interesting ruminations over at National Review Online. Here are some key points: The film is about conflicting ideas of patriotism, God, personal conscience, and history. Its basic [...]
After having read some brief but serious non-fiction lately (see Churchill post below) I was looking for some interesting fiction to relax with in a comfy chair. I came across a book that promised just that: White Apples by Jonathan Carrol. This book caught my eye at the bookstore even though I hadn’t read any [...]
Looking for something entertaining? Came across this funny story today. It is a story of spontaneous action, love, and life. Ok actually it is about the stupid things we did in High School because they seemed fun at the time. Part One. Part Two. Part Three. Caution Strong Language!