I don’t have pet peeves. I have major, psychotic hatreds. — George Carlin, who died early this week at age 71; June 23
Texas to Supreme Court on historic gun ruling: bless your little hearts
By Ann Ivins Generally, a combination of ladylike reticence and consideration for the insecurities of my fellow bloggers prevents me from mentioning the great state which I call home. Extraordinary circumstances, however, […]
What would we do without murder?
The fourth in our “Cult of Crime” series. (Pix by the one-and-only Weegee.) New York’s reputation as a tough city took a major hit in the summer of 2006 when it received […]
"The Wire"–the best show on television and a guide to American decline
By Martin Bosworth Last night saw the premiere of the final season of “The Wire,” HBO’s long-running drama that started out as a gritty look at the cat-and-mouse battle between overworked, underpaid […]
School, mall and workplace shootings: Why so many? No, why so few?
The second in our “Cult of Crime” series (Part 1: Foxy Knoxy and the case of the honorary Missing White Woman) Going Postal: Rage, Murder, and Rebellion by Mark Ames Soft Skull […]
If you want real gun control, stop trying to control the sale and possession of guns
by JS O’Brien The US Supreme Court has decided to rule on the constitutionality of a law that prohibits Washington, DC residents from owning handguns. Naturally, the mainstream media and blogosphere have […]
Cheney talks to Wyoming boys’ state convention about citizenship – and lies, of course…
President of Vice – uh, Vice-President Dick Cheney spoke to the Wyoming convention of Boys State, that venerable civic organization, Sunday. As usual, he lied: Active citizenship is a duty, it’s not […]
The ballad of a progressive gun owner
We’ve heard a great deal on the issue of gun control in the wake of Virginia Tech – not surprisingly – and as is always the case when these debates flare up […]
Abortion And Gun Control: The 2008 Litmus Test
By Martin Bosworth Events of such magnitude as the Virginia Tech shootings and the Supreme Court upholding the partial-birth abortion ban have consequences both immediate and distant. Like ripples in a pond, […]
Cat Scratch Fever Trumps the Red Dots Everytime…
CNN is running a couple of “opposing voices” on the subject of 2nd Amendement rights as exclusives on their web site. One is by Tom Plate, “former editor of the editorial pages […]
