Last Friday I had the pleasure of celebrating the shabbos with my pal Rochelle. She lives in Jew Hill (affectionate nickname – not actual name of town), just north of the city limits. After dinner, I attempted to help her clear the plates, and was bewildered by my predicament: She had only one trash can. [...]
Read More...Great headline: Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law Um, yeah, that’s kinda the point. However, this weepy AP story makes it all about the sad, starving Mexicans who entered the country illegally. It’s written like an Oprah magazine feature story. Cue the shmaltzy music… Natalia Garcia, 35, from Mexico City, says she and [...]
Read More...In 2012 and beyond, expect stories like this one to creep into American campaigning. Mrs Stokes, a retired hairdresser, was left paralysed down the left side of her body by the stroke and unable to speak. The only time they didn’t go and visit Mrs Stokes was when her ward was in isolation following a [...]
Read More...No, that’s not a line from the Koran. It’s something I’ve been thinking about for years, ever since the rise of Ritalin. Dr. Dawg has a series of posts this week on the drugging of children into obedience. While he may not necessarily agree with the language I use, Dawg is from a much earlier [...]
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