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I was going to write about the myths surrounding the economics of destruction, but the situation in New Orleans is so horrible that I just can't get myself to do it. This story is one of the worst things I've ever read; you only expect to hear such th… more »

[Given the slow response so far, I am extending the offer described below until Wednesday, September 7th. I'd like you all to make me give away a lot of money.] I'd like to suggest that we take a moment today not only to think of the victims of Hurric… more »

see "Merck Told to Pay $253 Million in Vioxx User's Death" (Bloomberg News, 8/19/05) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000087&sid=aVKhvQfHI_fY There's no real way to make today's court ruling against Merck sound like good news for the comp… more »

see http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8146038/ On a nearly party-line 53-46 vote (Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska joined the Republicans), Janice Rogers Brown was confirmed as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Democrats chastized J… more »

I'm listening to the Senate debate Judges Priscilla Owen and Janice Rogers Brown, probably leading to the so-called "nuclear option" being detonated...something I support. Senator Patty Murry (D-Washington) was talking about her meeting with Judge Owe… more »

From the "Someone should get fired if this is true" files: From today's Washington Times: Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered not to arrest illegal alien… more »

I'm not Catholic, but I'd like to make two points about the Catholic Church today, one possibly more serious than the other....you decide. First, I think it's interesting that the Cardinals selected an outspoken conservative like Joseph Ratzinger. I t… more »

Vatican City, April 13th, 2005 – Over a quarter of the population of the Holy See (also called Vatican City) flooded into St. Peter’s Square to protest the secrecy in the election of the new pope. In what is being called “The Blue, Red and Yellow Tuni… more »

re: Hold the quiche: Manly men are back (Washington Times article, 4/7/05) http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050407-121528-6317r.htm Did you ever run across a fad, especially in fashion, which made you wonder whether you were an idiot or whet… more »

re: DeLay spokesman rebuffs critical poll (Houston Chronicle, 4/4/05) Nearly 40% of likely voters in sample have a less favorable view of him, survey says. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/3116290 I read and took seriously analysis… more »