Supreme Court: Capital Punishment Old-fashioned
Lyle Denniston at the SCOTUS Blog provides some interesting insight into today’s decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, a death-penalty case that has now been overturned by the high court. This was a case of child rape. Eight years old. By the her step-father. The...Kiva Runs Into Some Problems
This came up a couple of weeks ago. As you may know, we’ve been supporters of Kiva since last year when we made a loan. In early June, we got an email notifying us that the loan was officially in default. This means that we were definitely not going to see...Mission Accomplished: BO eats faux presidential seal | BitsBlog
It looks like the hubbub about Obama and the fake presidential seal is over, at least for now. I hadn’t had a chance to comment on it until today, and I was surprised not so much because the act of using this seal was essentially illegal (although we’ll...
Brokaw To Broker “Meet The Press”
Tom Brokaw, NBC News stalwart and probably the last remaining real “newsman” from a generation that has struggled to maintain a distinctive presence in the midst of cable news mayhem, will be moderating “Meet The Press” through the General...Stay in Touch
