The State Says: Pray!
May 07Today, so I hear, is a National Day of Prayer, as proclaimed by our President Incarnate. It’s worth recalling that Presidents Jefferson, Madison, and Jackson opposed presidential prayer proclamations on church-state separation grounds. Madison, as President, issued them anyway; Jefferson, by contrast, stuck to his principles (um, er, on this issue, anyway).
Jingo Bells
May 07I just sent an email to Keith Olbermann saying: I detest Sean Hannity too, but when you start throwing the word “treason” around in criticizing his analogies with the American Revolution, you come across like Joe McCarthy and make Hannity look good. Please leave the jingoistic nationalist rhetoric to the Republicans.
For Great Justice! or, Bob Barr Wants You to Stop Worrying and Trust the Government
May 07Bob Barr, last year’s (ho ho ha ha) “Libertarian” candidate for president, is dismayed that the American people are losing their trust in government. Yes, you read that right. Barr is particularly upset that “the U.S. Department of Justice is among the least trusted of federal agencies. … Nearly four times more Americans found the [...]
The Purr-loined Litter
May 07I just saw an ad that said: “Never touch, breathe, smell, or handle cat litter again.” I have no particular hankering to handle cat litter, but if the alternative means giving up on being able to touch, breathe, and smell, then thanks but no thanks. P.S. – I would like to apologise most abjectly for [...]
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