In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today ruled that cities could seize private land — homes and businesses — for private development:
As a result, cities have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes to generate tax revenue.
Local officials, not federal judges, know best in deciding whether a [...]
…for the Republicans, that is. As long as the Chairman of the DNC continues to fire off zingers (CNN, SF Chronicle) like these, the electorate will not take the Democrats seriously:
Republicans are “not very friendly to different kinds of people”
“they are a pretty monolithic party … it’s pretty much a white, Christian party”
Republicans “never [...]
I’m on a roll tonight. This next story isn’t about the stupidity of Islam (which is of course a given), but rather about the stupidity of the American news media:
Newsweek reported on May 8 that US personnel at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Koran as an interrogation tactic, which has sparked rioting and calls for jihad [...]
The debate between science and “intelligent design” rages on in Kansas, much to the shagrin of thinking people everywhere. This controversy isn’t about evolution verses “creationism”; rather, it is about small-minded people who lack the capacity to understand the world trying to get everyone else to believe the way they do.
This is very simple: [...]
Demands for an apology from the runaway bride in Florida are increasing. I certainly feel that she should apologize to her town and the hundreds of volunteers that looked for her. However, one call is way out of line:
On Tuesday, Fernando Mateo, president of Hispanics Across America, a New York-based group, called for an apology [...]
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Predictably, Giuliana Sgrena is disputing the version of events that lead to her car being fired upon at an American checkpoint in Baghdad. She then goes on to play the Eason Jordan card:
Left-wing journalist Giuliana Sgrena claimed American soldiers gave no warning before they opened fire and said Sunday she could not rule out that [...]
According to this article, the Washington state legislature is considering holding computer game publishers liable when a minor plays a violent video game and then commits a crime:
Should the people who make and sell “violent video” games be held accountable if someone commits a crime because of playing them? That’s something our state lawmakers are [...]