Mideast Peace on One Campus
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Mideast Peace on One Campus
One of the problems with concentrating on particular institutions is that other institutions that work well in accommodating different views get lost.
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Another Useful Idiot I should
Another Useful Idiot
I should have taken Will to task for stating that Uranium depleted munitions are of no danger. Perhaps the specific effects were overstated by the Congressmen, but they can be very toxic and have horrible effects on the environment.
Title IX Primer One of
Title IX Primer
One of the funniest things I have ever seen took place after the US Women’s Soccer Team won the Gold. Trent Lott was on Meet the Press and brought it up as a last second issue and asked Lott if that wasn’t a good example of how Title IX’s success. Lott agreed, and then got a stunned look on his face realizing he had just probably offended a significant number of Ole Miss alums with this statement.
Anyway, Lynn Sanders has a great primer on the true significance of Title IX. A good read.
The vagaries of blogger have
The vagaries of blogger have lost a post criticizing Bonior and McDermott.
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Do the, Do the, Do the stab and twist
Oh, if only Lautenberg is the guy, it’ll make Torch’s demise all the worse. And that is good. Major kudos to Altercation to be the only one to mention the the Harbury case that I saw.
Costless Reform The Chicago Tribune
Costless Reform
The Chicago Tribune dedicates the entire editorial page to a single death penalty reform. Police are good people for the most part, but because they are good people they do the best they can to prove a case. Unfortunately, this eagerness causes the system to be warped. Creating checks on that eagerness is reasonable and just.
Update:
On Sunday, Clarence Page points out the advantages of videotaping confessions in relation to the police. I have always been amazed at the resistance to the idea. It should reduce the number of coerced confession claims plummet. And provide some juries some good laughs as they watch the fools confess on camera and then claim they were coerced by the withholding of M&Ms.
News at 11: Sometimes, just
News at 11: Sometimes, just sometimes, friends disagree
Steve Chapman points out that sovereignty means you get to make your own choices and your allies ought to respect those choices.
Germany is highly averse to fighting wars. They backed us in Afghanistan and they backed us in Kosovo. The fact that they are leary of Iraq isn’t a betrayal, it is their right. They certainly aren’t the pain in the ass that France is.
Mine Safety The Chicago Tribune
Mine Safety
The Chicago Tribune did a great series on Mine Safety. Remember, the administration is trying to cut funding for monitoring of mine compliance.
PRETTTTTYYYYYY PLEEEEAAAAAASEEEEEE Josh Marshall reports
PRETTTTTYYYYYY PLEEEEAAAAAASEEEEEE
Josh Marshall reports rumors that the Torch will pull out of his reelection campaign. The seat is lost, now the Torch can get lost.
Ay, Ay, Ay, Goodbye…..please….
More Torch Dousing Report here
More Torch Dousing
Report here sounds positive, and possible replacements including Menendez, who could mount a quick and successful challenge.
Update:
This story indidcates that Torch might have to resign to get someone else on the ballot. Will he eat his pride for the party? One can hope.
Counterspin Central claims this is bad for the Dems. I respectfully disagree. Torch is going to lose anyway, and if he can figure out a way to bow out and get someone else on the ballot, the Dems do better. The best choice is Menendez for the long term benefit of the Democratic Party, or Lautenberg to simply rub Torch’s arrogance in his own face. He once told Lautenberg he (Torch) would cut his (Lautenberg’s) balls off. Lautenberg would probably start off with name recognition greater than Forrester and have a good shot this late in the game.
The last good thing Torch did was to support Jennifer Harbury. Other than that he is a wholly owned subsidiary of drug companies.
For those who don’t remember the many faults of Torch, he tried to push McGreevey out of the way for the 2001 Governor’s race. He was cocky and arrogant and started telling local chairman to make way for him. They shot back that McGreevey had worked his ass off since his loss to Whitman in ’97 and they wouldn’t leave him. Bully for them. Now bring on Lautenberg or Menendez.
Update 2:
NPR is reporting he may resign–meaning he is thinking of who to get on the ballot.