Certainly no longer the big news of the day (if it ever was), but the Times editorial board got on the Prison Nation bandwagon today with a damn good editorial. The editorial touches on the issues of cost that I have been raising:Nationwide, the prison...
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Think that a McCain administration would be better or different than W.'s? Think again. Turd blossom is back and we could be headed for another 4 (or 8, god forbid).
In all the talk recently about the appalling numbers on American prison populations, one thing has become clear: prisons are a huge resources drain. The Detroit Free Press took up.
According to new numbers released by Survey USA today, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama win in match-ups against McCain. Obama wins by more (and wins 4 more states than Clinton); the numbers suggest he loses Pennsylvania and New Jersey, wins Virginia, Ohio, Nevada, New...
Michael Graham at the Boston Herald has his panties in a bunch over Harvard's decision to create a women-only hour in the school's gym, so that Muslim women can exercise.
...But still no dildos.Remember a couple weeks ago when the traditionally conservative 5th circuit held that Texas's ban on sex toys was unconstitutional? Well, apparently the Texas AG is none.
From Wing Nut News (er I mean Right Wing News), we get a feature of "hot female conservative bloggers" or something like that (ok, the title doesn't include "hot" but given that they ask about why and whether the women post photos of themselves on...
Remember yesterday when the Washington Post made room for Charlotte Allen's screed? Well, apparently the whole thing was just one tongue-in-cheek big ol' joke. Just like Joel Stein. Funny, I'm.
In today's Times (in the Styles section, of course), Pamela Paul discusses Doulas. She is sure to document the problems that can arise when a doula is not a good.
A Philosopher's Blog deconstructs the Pew report on prisons in the U.S. Nothing groundbreaking, but a solid and detailed analysis. Check it out here.
I'm going along, enjoying my Saturday morning newspaper reading catch-up, when I stumble on this (via zuzu):You know how ladies, when they don't get what they want, can go a.
Check out this mashup of Clinton's red phone ad with GOP attack ads and Bill Clinton's take on fear and hope:Frankly, I think Hillary Clinton deserves a much better campaign.