Anyone who’s been paying attention doesn’t need a 115-page report to tell them that a...
WRONGFUL: Will Arnold Do the Right Thing?
It would be nice to think that wrongful convictions are once-in-a-blue-moon occurrences. But...
The Supremes “Protect” Women? Really?
Back with more later today . …..but in the meantime The New York Times has a very...
Violence and Creative Writing
Yesterday morning, Liam Rector, the director of Bennington College’s MFA Writing program...
Y2…..Antonio
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gave his second annual State of the City address yesterday at East...
Court Swings At Antonio, Slugs Kids Instead
Yesterday, California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal handed down a decision that is likely...
Virginia Tech – another story
When something truly terrible happens, as it did at Virginia Tech yesterday, there are bound to be...
On a happier note: Pulitzers…
(To be honest, sometimes we need happier notes, just to counterbalance the dark.) Congratulations...
Virginia Tech…..Scary….terrible…
It’s very difficult to post about anything else today with the story of the shooting on...
America, a Nation of Religious Illiterates?
UPDATED The LA Times reported yesterday that Texas is considering passing a bill that would require...
And So It Goes…..
UPDATE: In keeping with the theme of this original post, Commenter Woody asked me to name my...
We Don’t Need No Stinking Records
First we heard that the dog ate those RNC emails that Bush White House staffers had been sending...
Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P.
“…“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the...
Karl, honey, no email is ever really “lost.” You knew that, right?
The main story from this morning’s LA Times is a must read. Looks like the...
Green Dot Redux
Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Unified school board all but spat in the collective faces of Steve...
Connie Does Imus
Faced with the ongoing barrage of coverage of the tiresomely offensive remarks by longtime serial...
What? No waterboarding?
The Los Angeles Times has three readers’ letters in today’s paper that all have to do...
John Doe versus the Hawaiians
The Supreme Court is in the midst of considering whether to take a case that involves a princess...