Friday, February 29, 2008

Today We Are All Bissextile

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I bet you didn't know that.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Demand a Recount

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It would be an exaggeration to say that William F. Buckley singlehandedly built the conservative movement in the United States, but only a s...
Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Definition of Irony, Part 342

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Isn't it ironic that, just as Cuba is on the verge of freedom after a half century of brutal Communist dictatorship, it has become illeg...
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Friday, February 15, 2008

The "Getting High" Series

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Last July I made a cross-country trip anchored on two events, my high school reunion and my nephew's first birthday. The trip included...

Campus Tragedies

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The news media today are focused on the mass murder on the campus of Northern Illinois University, where a former student shot dead five st...
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Terrorist Bunny

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If you think the only killer bunny is the one in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (or in its stage version, Monty Python's Spamalot ), y...
Monday, February 11, 2008

Don't Forget to Vote!

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Tomorrow is primary day in Virginia, for both Democrats and Republicans. There are six candidates on the ballot for each party. Polls are ...

Innovation to Circumvent Injustice

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As we tread steadily toward a nationwide ban on smoking in public, a resort owner in Minnesota has come up with an innovative way to circumv...

GLIL Submits Brief in Second Amendment Case

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Gays and Lesbians for Individual Liberty (GLIL), an organization with which I have been affiliated since its founding on February 12, 1991 -...
Saturday, February 09, 2008

Central Virginia Republican Straw Poll

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At the monthly breakfast sponsored by the Albemarle County Republican Committee, Central Virginia Republicans had a chance to express their ...
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Ron Paul Supporters on the Radio

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This morning in Charlottesville, two Ron Paul supporters took the case for their candidate to the airwaves, explaining their enthusiasm and ...
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Thursday, February 07, 2008

Who Is Behind Voter-Suppression Phone Calls?

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This could just be an elaborate practical joke, but voters scattered across Virginia have reported receiving automated telephone calls desig...
Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Celebrating Ronald Reagan's Birthday

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Today is former President Ronald Reagan's birthday. He would have been 97 years old today. The Maryland General Assembly is considerin...
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Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Strong Interest in Virginia Primary

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Although today is Super Tuesday -- or Tsunami Tuesday, as some wags have called it, not to mention its alternate name, "Mardi Gras...
Sunday, February 03, 2008

Super-Happy Birthday-Bowl

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Joanne Michalak Sincere would have relished the idea of her birthday and the Super Bowl coinciding. This was not just because she was a grea...
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Saturday, February 02, 2008

Heroic and Intelligent

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Thanks to Chuck Muth for posting a list of the 25 Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted against John Maynard Bush's ...
Friday, February 01, 2008

Surfing Along the Axis of Evil

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The Canadian newsmagazine Maclean's has uncovered the web sites of the remaining members of the Axis of Evil and other sordid types. W...

Ambiguity of Truth: 'The Tricky Part'

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To my surprise, until Wednesday night, I had not seen a show in the smaller space of Signature Theatre's new building, which opened over...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Tom Brokaw Smoked Pot ... and Lived to Tell About It!

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From a partial transcript of Barbara Walters' interview with former NBC colleague Tom Brokaw on her Sirius radio program on January 28:...
Friday, January 25, 2008

Blast from the Past

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While going through some old VHS videotapes in my collection -- many of them with no identifying marks -- I came across this promotional vid...