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Archive for November 11th, 2015
Bigoted Utah judge takes foster baby away from married lesbian couple
“They said Judge Johansen cited research that children do better when they are raised by heterosexual couples. Hoagland believes the judge actually imposed his religious beliefs.” A controversial Utah judge already facing a formal complaint for making a mother punish her daughter by cutt[...]
Germany Legalizes Suicide
Berlin – Germany To Allow Assisted Suicide Yesterday 10:54 AM Berlin – German lawmakers passed a bill Friday allowing assisted suicide for “altruistic motives” but banning the practice in cases where it is being conducted on a “business” basis. The issue is a part[...]
We, as a society, simply must stop giving cops a free pass
All this guy was doing when cops stopped him was riding a bicycle. (And wearing a hoodie, which the cops said “fits the profile.”) All he did after they stopped him was try to call his sister on his cellphone. (Because he thought something bad was going to happen.) What followed was a br[...]
Being a neurosurgeon doesn’t make you smart
Oh, crap. It’s political season again. Let me introduce this piece by saying I used to think lawyers must be smart, but now that I’ve been a lawyer for 40+ years, I’ve met too many stupid lawyers to believe that anymore. I also once thought doctors are very smart people, but watchi[...]
This is an atomic bomb.
“Flying through enemy airspace, operating covertly behind the lines, sneaking up on hostile forces with a nuclear weapon, and waiting uncomfortably close to the bomb before it exploded — the missions were nothing short of preposterous.” — Foreign Affairs magazine Throughout t[...]
Summary of GOP debate
For those of you who didn’t have time to watch, or had better things to do, here’s a quick summary of last night’s GOP debate.[...]
Why the GOP tax schemes are bogus
We all hate paying taxes. Most of us hate filling out tax forms even more. The complexity of the tax code is loathsome to the point where many of us pay hundreds of dollars to a CPA or tax preparer to do it for us. Thus, one of the most appealing pitches to voters during […][...]