We don’t have enough arguments around here anymore. Here’s a thought – since arming gangs and psychos is obviously bad for America’s kids, why don’t we treat gun ownership more like prescription drugs? Anybody who can demonstrate a need gets the appropriate firearm. As long as you have a valid hunting license you can keep …
Open Threads
Open Thread
Lots of stuff happening out there. Here, you read about sex and boats. That’s what makes us great.
The Reagan Diaries
A new book containing some of the Reagan diaries will appear soon, and it occured to me that in the not so distant future, historians are not going to have the same luxuries. I simply do not know anyone who has a diary, and after the Packwood affair, I doubt very many politicians do, either.
Open Thread
If open threads are outlawed, only outlaws will open threads.
Poetry Slam!
I’m not that big a fan of honoring every random thing with its own calendar slot,* but I like poetry so it seems fitting to send off National Poetry Month with at least one post on the topic. The whole idea of favorite poets does a disservice to the art, since we go through times …
Abortion Clinics Bombing
She is right. Planting bombs at abortion clinics is terrorism. Eric Rudolph and those like him are domestic terrorists.
When the News Reads Like a Porn Script
Tell me this new story does not sound like a description of a cheesy porn: Chinese tourism authorities are seeking investment to build a novel concept attraction — the world’s first “women’s town,” where men get punished for disobedience, an official said Thursday. Not that I am in the habit of reading porn scripts (side …