June 12, 2010 01:33PM
“Mr Polanski committed rape (I've just read the transcript), and should at least be shamed in public wherever he goes. After all this time, and given t…”
About: A Few Thoughts on Roman Polanski
April 21, 2010 07:17PM
“I'm partial to the 'work it out peacefully among yourselves or we'll give you back to the Turks' solution.”
About: Israel at 62 -- the 2 ½-state solution
April 21, 2010 02:44PM
“I also find it particularly funny to hear people who describe themselves as 'pro Free Market' back this sort of patent, as it's a textbook case of a fo…”
About: Court Rules DNA Is Not Property; Far-Reaching Implications
April 15, 2010 11:59AM
“Well, I can see the claim that 'secession' is one of the powers reserved to the states and to the people...but on the other hand, this could be used as…”
About: Secessionist Fantasies in Bloom
April 05, 2010 06:22PM
“I prefer Daniel Dennett's analysis, which basically works out to 'religion must be good for _something_, else evolutionary pressure would have weeded-o…”
About: "The Meek shall inherit the earth"
April 05, 2010 06:09PM
“My fear: we will have the technical and practical means to allow everyone to be rich, or at least middle-class, without working, but it will be blocke…”
About: Court Rules DNA Is Not Property; Far-Reaching Implications
April 05, 2010 12:29PM
“>'pedophiles and other interlopers with evil intentions will be shot at the property line' Perhaps justifiable for those with intentions evil enough…”
About: A first... "banned" from an OS blog
December 03, 2009 11:53AM
“Unfortunately, and as others here have noticed, this is a strong ideology for some people. I just wish that everyone who believed so, especially those…”
About: Rush Limbaugh Says Poor Don't Deserve Healthcare
November 07, 2009 05:48PM
“floridadude: Yo ur question about whether a man or woman can keep a marriage vow after failing to keep a 'purity' vow is both question-begging (it assume…”
About: The Dirty Secret Behind Purity Rings
November 07, 2009 04:58PM
“The statement THEY DON'T WORK leaves open (not 'begs', since there is no circular reasoning here) the question: 'at _what_?'. I wou…”
About: The Dirty Secret Behind Purity Rings
August 16, 2009 08:55AM
“No, they're proud of their ability to discriminate between worthwhile and not, which you ascribe totally to their ignorance. Your assumption that anyo…”
About: Elite pundits proud of their ignorance
August 13, 2009 10:32AM
“UGGGH. Why would they take what is so obviously pleasurable and oriented toward straight males (young, conventionally good-looking, women in lingerie)…”
About: OMG Lingerie Football! Excuse Me While I Die A Little Inside
August 13, 2009 10:28AM
“Duh. 'be him'-->'be he'---I've adapted myself to spoken English too well, it seems.”
About: Your Scarlet Letter Now Applies to Facebook
August 13, 2009 10:27AM
“There's an iPhone application that takes (free) data on the location of 'sex offenders' near you and maps it for you. This is sold as a way of protect…”
About: Your Scarlet Letter Now Applies to Facebook
August 13, 2009 10:20AM
“And it didn't even mention that we'll still be paying through the nose to the insurance companies who will administer all this.”
About: Breaking News: Obama Signs Historic Healthcare Legislation
April 14, 2009 10:56AM
“It sometimes seems a mockery, that the world does not break from grief.”
About: Who Was Daniel Mauser? A Memoir by a Columbine Parent
November 07, 2008 01:05PM
“Crichton was, by all accounts, a smart person. Smart people can behave stupidly when they unwittingly go outside their zones of competence---you have…”
About: State of Fear (a la Crichton, not Bush/Cheney)
November 06, 2008 05:22PM
“...and Obama voted against the loathsome, Biden-shepherd, bankruptcy bill. You can't have everything...damn it.”
About: Obama voted yes on FISA and Biden voted no
November 06, 2008 05:19PM
“Can't afford pastries? Plain bread alone should be better there, and the butter... About your self-description: "I eat green salad and drink huma…”
About: Your Madame Bitch is on assignment
November 06, 2008 05:15PM
“You forgot the most important "Con": It Might Be Catching.”
About: Should I Do It With a Yuppie?!?!?!!??!?!?!