From today's NYT story about the political pressure placed on Dr. Carmona, W.'s first Surgeon General, and other Surgeon Generals:Similarly, Dr. Carmona wanted to address the controversial topic of sexual education, he said. Scientific studies suggest that the most effective approach includes a discussion of contraceptives....
In this thread, Bean suggests that the solution to the issues created by prostitution may be decriminalization but not legalization, and another commenter suggests a model that would make the.
Shorter Verbatim Mark Noonan (no relation, I swear):For my fellow Americans who are gay - I just advise you how Bill Clinton treated your cause in 1993 after you went.
It was obvious as soon as it glanced off the banner... still, good throw by Griffey to nail A-Rod at the plate.
Sheesh, two animal-themed days in a row.I can't wait to see the anti-feminist wingnut reaction to this one: According to an AP report, a group of female Spanish students have.
Part of me is sympathetic to the Jon Tester's "we won the Iraq War, let's go home" tactic. On the one hand, it might help end the war and consequently.
I think Rob gets credit for coining one of my favorite LG&M tags -- "wingnut butchery of history" -- a phrase that aptly summarizes aptly describes the subject of David Halberstam's posthumous Vanity Fair article, "The History Boys." (h/t Ralph Luker). [NOTE: Sorry for the ambiguity...
Noah at Danger Room: The Army is working on a $200 billion modernization program called Future Combat Systems, or FCS. The plan is to remake the entire force, pretty much.
One one level, I'm sympathetic to Ilya Somin's response to Adam Cohen's "gotcha" column about "judicial activism." It's true that most conservatives have never claimed that the Courts should never.
This is a great point:It's really too bad that when politicians get caught doing stuff that shouldn't be illegal, they never, ever, ever seem to respond by redoubling their efforts to reduce the criminalization of victimless conduct. Does Vitter think Vitter should go to jail? Does...
Ezra writes:You know, I spent my first 21 years on the West Coast, and never once gave a moment's thought to the possibility that I'd meet my end through a.
It's always refreshing, in this postmodern age, when political struggles can be clearly drawn battles between good and evil:The fight over a popular health insurance program for children is intensifying,.