I know, I know. The Larry Craig thing is old news, which is why SNL is finally picking up on it. But this is funny, which is perhaps the most surprising thing of all.
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BBC News is reporting that the mother of a 15-year-old girl who has severe cerebral palsy is asking doctors to perform a hysterectomy on the girl. The mother’s reason? To prevent her disabled da
Via Yglesias, I watched this ad, which apparently aired during the Redskins game yesterday (I wouldn’t know). There’s much that’s good about this ad; encouraging parents to talk to t
By now we all know about Bush’s politically stupid and unconscionable veto of Congress’s bill expanding S-CHIP, the health care program that would cover kids whose families are not poor enough to get medicaid but who cannot pay for private healthcare. SCHIP is a laudable program, and Bush’s rationale for the veto is just mind […]
Via Yglesias, a fun and interesting Sunday morning diversion: check out this website that uses census data to give you the demographic of your ZIP code. Especially interesting for you new yorkers, whe
…that the quality and quantity of healthcare is vastly different depending on where you live, what your racial and ethnic background is, and how much money you have. And the differences are espe
It’s no longer a surprise to hear about Republican presidential candidates (or presidents) blowing off the black community. But it’s still enraging and sad…and, at the hands of the Daily Show, even funny. (via Cara & BFP)
Today in the NY Times Thursday Styles section, that bastion of feminism, there’s an article called “Is the ‘Mom Job’ Really Necessary?” I could not fathom what this artic
Well you can say one thing about President Bush: he’s a politicker til the end. Today, as he promised, he vetoed S-CHIP, the State Child Health Insurance Program. S-CHIP is a popular venture tha
Today, in day 2 of the term, the Supreme Court heard two cases involving the US Sentencing guidelines. Both cases involve decisions by lower courts to sentence drug offenders to something less than the guidelines minimum (downward departure). There’s a whole lotta confusion about the US sentencing guidelines, much of it created by the Supreme […]
Radiohead has a new album coming out on 10/10. It’s their first non-big studio album in quite some time. They’ve produced it and are marketing it themselves. But even without the cut to th
Hilarious. Update: The Youtube video (below) has better sound.