My appearance on Brett Veinotte’s colorfully named podcast on education. And visit his website .
My Mother Works for This Company
Oasis Energy . She tells me she’s in this video, but I can’t find her. UPDATE: She’s way in the back, on a desk and wearing a mask and a white shirt.
Store Owners: Plastic Bag Ban Leads to More Shoplifting
Seattle store owners are complaining that the mandated use of reusable bags is causing a sharp spike in shoplifting, among other problems: Mike Duke, who operates the Lake City Grocery Outlet with his wife, said that since the plastic-bag ban started last July, he’s lost at… Read More
Professors Brawl, Good One Wins
I don’t know about you, but I enjoy watching professors go at each other. Especially when the one who wins is a good guy, and the one who gets his head handed to him is a mouthpiece for the establishment. The good guy in this exchange is… Read More
Ohio Bill Seeks to Nullify New Gun Rules
The Fraternal Order of Police opposes the bill because it is “unconstitutional” — why, don’t you know “federal law trumps state law”? I guess they’re not reading NullificationFAQ.com .
Bradley Manning Deserves a Medal
This Glenn Greenwald column is worth returning to in light of the Bradley Manning guilty plea. An excerpt: The sadistic conditions to which he was subjected for 10 months – intense solitary confinement , at one point having his clothing seized and being forced to stand nude for inspection – became an… Read More
Senators Push Resolution Committing US to Aid Israel Against Iran
A group of U.S. senators is pushing a resolution declaring that if Israel is “compelled to take military action in self-defense, the United States government should stand with Israel and provide diplomatic, military and economic support to the government of Israel in its defense of its territory, people… Read More
Poll: Internet Passes Networks as Public’s Source for News
Cable TV still beats out the Internet, but the traditional oligopoly over information is crumbling before our eyes .
Pope Departs Vatican
Here’s the video. I was curious to see this, but not so interested in ABC’s commentary, so I watched it silently. My wife tells me that my old college classmate and longtime friend Fr. Roger Landry will cover the conclave for EWTN.
Free Staters Favor Nullification
Not exactly a news flash, I know. But here’s a report on last week’s Liberty Forum, put on by the Free State Project, and on the reception my talk on nullification received.