Difficult Questions: When Freedom and Law Collide – Parental Rights and Medical Choices

I’ve decided to start a series on complex questions that are fodder for interesting discussion and debate.  Several issues have arisen lately that raise questions about the role of government and the courts in regulating the behavior of society.  Where the lines are drawn are certainly not cut and dry.  When do our personal rights [...]

Yahoo Bans Flickr User for Criticizing Obama

Don’t store your photos on Flickr. You could lose everything just like Shephard Johnson did. Via Truthdig, Johnson’s paid Flickr-Pro account and more than 1,000 of his photos suddenly disappeared after he posted critical comments about Obama’s support for a bill to prevent release of torture photos. According to Gawker, Johnson was browsing the official [...]

Breaking News – Campaign 2012

CHICAGO (AP)  Seymour Johnson, director of Symbolism and Subliminal Advertising for the Obama Permanent Campaign, announced today that they had leased the rights to the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile from Kraft Foods. Johnson stated that Obama wants to use the renamed “Obama Wienermobile” to arrive at fundraisers and enter campaign rallies (from both the front and [...]

Your Breakfast Read, Served By The Confluence

Health Care Battle Dems advance proposals to spread health coverage Democrats at both ends of the Capitol accelerated their drive to enact health care legislation on Tuesday, outlining proposals to extend coverage to uninsured millions but omitting most details on plans for raising more than $1 trillion needed to cover costs. The Difference Between Socialized [...]

Grandma Got Run Over By A Taser

The cops said it was reasonable and necessary.  What do you think?