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November 11th, 2015 - 10:18 pm § in Misc.

Where U.S. military aid goes

Source: CNN (click on image to enlarge; click here for story)[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 9:46 pm § in Religion

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[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 7:18 pm § in Misc.

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[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 5:23 pm § in Politics

New mental disorder sweeps America

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November 11th, 2015 - 5:08 pm § in Uncategorized

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[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 4:36 pm § in Uncategorized

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[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 3:52 pm § in Misc.

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[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 2:58 pm § in Politics

A tale of two economic policies

Source: Click here[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 2:51 pm § in Uncategorized

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.[...]

November 11th, 2015 - 1:58 pm § in Politics

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 […][...]