Does Airport Security Make Us Safer? Umm … NoPut the issues of personal liberty aside, this piece by Charles C. Mann in Vanity Fair makes it clear that the U.S. is wasting money in an effort to make us feel safer when we fly. |
Ron Paul Really Doesn’t Have a GiantOn Tuesday night, as Ron Paul celebrated his second-place finish in New Hampshire, he was joined by what appeared to be a giant, standing behind him during this speech. Turns out, the guy isn’t really all that tall — only six-foot-five. |
Proof of Karma: John Edwards Has Life-Threatening Medical ConditionFormer United States Senator and two-time presidential contender John Edwards has a heart condition so severe that his trial on charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws has been delayed. |
Dana Loesch Celebrates Urinating MarinesTalk show firebrand and CNN contributor Dana Loesch has come out strongly in support of the Marines who appear in a video, urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban fighters. |
What is Sarah Palin Up To?In the NY Times today, Anand Giridharadas takes a closer look at Sarah Palin’s remarks from Indianola, Iowa, over the Labor Day weekend. He concludes that, perhaps, we’re seeing the emergence of a new strain of political thought from Gov. Palin. |
In Mr. Rogers’ NeighbrohoodI’ve read this profile of Fred Rogers at least twice before, but every time I come back to it, I’m humbled and impressed by his vision for a kinder, gentler world and his love of children |
