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January 25, 2013
150 firearms you might not be allowed to have
Democrats have introduced legislation to ban 150 specific firearms. Not just “assault rifles” but also certain brands of pistols and shotguns. I’ve posted the complete list after the jump. Those of you who own guns might want to see if any of yours are on the list.
North Korea threatens to nuke America
Still-Communist North Korea says that it will not only continue to develop its nuclear weapons program, but it will also develop long-range rockets and target its nuclear missiles at the United States. “Settling accounts with the US needs to be done with force, not with words,” the North Korean government says.From the London Telegraph: Defying [...]
March for Life
The March for Life takes place Friday, a massive demonstration in Washington, D.C., against abortion, on the occasion of the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision. This is the 40th anniversary of that infamous ruling and the 40th march. Hundreds of thousands of people will march through the streets of our nation’s capital. I [...]
January 24, 2013
More blog updates
We now have comment numbering! We no longer have comment nesting! As I already reported, we now have e-mail comment notification! We now have text boxes of flexible size! Most of our dreams have come true in regards to this blog and its move to Patheos. First, thanks to you readers for your suggestions. Second, [...]
Republicans go along with raising debt limit
House Republicans decided to adopt a “no drama” policy in regards to raising the debt ceiling: A measure to suspend the nation’s legal limit on borrowing for nearly four months cleared a key vote in the House Wednesday, as Republicans broadly endorsed a new tactic that would temporarily remove the threat of a potentially calamitous [...]
Women will now serve in combat
I don’t think this is good. Not for women, not for our military, not for our culture. What do you think? Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta plans to announce Thursday a lifting of the ban on female service members in combat roles, a watershed policy change that was informed by women’s valor in Iraq [...]
Cui bono, abortion?
Actor Mehcad Brooks made this ad for the Center for Reproductive Rights, celebrating the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade and legalized abortion. What do we learn from this video? In classical legal theory, a major method of analysis of a case, a policy, or a crime is to ask the question, “Cui bono?” That [...]
January 23, 2013
Why dogs are nice but wolves are mean
Dogs and wolves are pretty much identical genetically. And yet dogs make loveable pets, whereas wolves can almost never be domesticated. Why is that? Scientists may have figured that out. From the London Daily Mail: The mystery of why dogs are man’s best friend, while their wolf cousins are seen as feral beasts may have [...]
“Public displays” of faith
Mollie Hemingway writes about the way the media addresses the late Stan Musial’s religion. Most of the obituaries ignored it completely, but she focuses on how it’s handled in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Here we are told that, yes, Musial was religious, but that he practiced it privately, never pushing it on anybody, and avoiding [...]
The good wine
Last Sunday was the day of Epiphany that marks Jesus’ first miracle at the wedding in Cana, turning water into wine. I don’t understand how anyone can make a Biblical case against alcohol, given that Jesus, who knew no sin, made wine. And this isn’t just wine for medicinal purposes or because the water wasn’t [...]
