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February 2016

February 15, 2016

5 Thoughts on the new Supreme Court opening

Back from a long-weekend visit back to my parents, with no blogging despite the multiple...

February 12, 2016

On partisanship and division in American politics

OK, I lied -- or, rather, changed my mind. This isn't about the latest Society...

February 11, 2016

F.A.Q. on late-term abortion

Well, my post yesterday was a bit of a bust. I was hoping to spur...

February 10, 2016

So about those hard cases . . .

Here's what Chris Christie had to say at the latest GOP debate, as quoted by...

February 09, 2016

Name that Bible verse: stainless steel pots

I'm going to tell you a little story, then, just for fun, quiz you at...

February 09, 2016

My dream jobs (sigh. . .)

Every now and again, a person or organization I follow on twitter tweets out job...

February 09, 2016

Chicago officials enact amnesty!

Library officials, that is. As announced by the Chicago Tribune (paywall) and eNews Park Forest...

February 08, 2016

Three reasons I’m skeptical about the Year of Mercy

I'm going to be honest here: I know there are many people who find the...

February 06, 2016

Chicago’s parish reorganization plan: renewal or death spiral?

This is something about which news has been dribbling out for the past year:...

February 05, 2016

“. . . is disqualified from being commander in chief”

That's Marco Rubio's new applause line in his stump speech: Hillary Clinton is disqualified from...

February 04, 2016

250,000 unjustly denied burial in Arlington National Cemetery!

Perhaps you've read about the WASPs -- Women Airforce Service Pilots -- who are seeking...

February 03, 2016

A time for choosing, computer science education

Everyone's jumping into it: the addition of computer science/computer programming/"coding" education into the curriculum. Suburban...

February 02, 2016

Dumb Zika virus question

I'm putting this out there not because I think I'm right, but because I'm pretty...

February 02, 2016

The obligatory reflections on the Iowa caucus

If you read the news this morning, you know the outcome: Clinton and Sanders are...

February 01, 2016

Calling all Cub Scout parents!

Here's an open-ended request: please share with my your experiences. I am signing on as committee...

February 01, 2016

Update on Detroit: skills gaps, job mismatches

For you data-lovers, there's a new report out, commissioned by JP Morgan Chase, "Detroit's Untapped...

February 01, 2016

Women, homeownership, discrimination: when everything’s a nail

You know the adage: if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a...

January 2016

January 31, 2016

Three questions about the Islamic Society of Baltimore – UPDATE

Question 1: are women and girls required to wear a head-covering to attend prayers, or...

January 30, 2016

Crochet help, please!

Looking for help please! I'm going to have another go at amigurimi, but my problem...

January 30, 2016

Update on Germany: new Grand Coalition migrant policies

This, from Friday's Der Spiegel: "Grand Coalition agrees on a new Asylum Package," as well...

January 29, 2016

The other side of “reproductive choice” — the working poor

Getting tired of discussing abortion, so: Earlier today, in reaction to a Chris Christie statement...

January 29, 2016

Are Vertical Farms our future?

Here's an article featured on Drudge yesterday: "The world's first robot-run farm will harvest 30,000...

January 28, 2016

So what about early miscarriages, anyway?

So what about early miscarriages? You've heard that before - and it's reappeared in comments...

January 28, 2016

Remember the “blue card”? How times have changed!

That was a part of the failed 2006 immigration bill, helpfully summarized by Wikipedia, though...

January 27, 2016

Do you believe in natural rights?

The Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are...

January 27, 2016

From the library: Under the Bus; How working women are being run over, by Caroline Fredrickson

So remember when I wrote about Unfinished Business, by Ann-Marie Slaughter, and her notion that...

January 26, 2016

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Per the UN, and also observed by the EU, and many European countries, it commemorates...

January 26, 2016

Pinewood Derby 2016: “Jimmy”

Finally, three kids in, we're getting the hang of the Pinewood Derby. This is...

January 26, 2016

The NEETs are not so neat: new statistics on black youth in Chicago (updated)

From today's Chicago Tribune, "Nearly half of young black men in Chicago out of work,...

January 25, 2016

A few thoughts on “pro-choice-ism”, and two analogies

Let's start with this: The pro-abortion attitudes I cited back on Friday, and the demands that...