Problem Solved 0
One of the essential skills in problem solving is differentiating between symptoms and causes.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Get a leg up on politeness.
Before the 9mm semi-automatic pistol could be secured, however, police said Villarreal shot himself in the leg.
The NRA will no doubt argue that, had the leg been armed, it could have defended itself.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
If It’s Not Not One Thing, It’s Not Not the Other Thing 0
In related news, Will Bunch makes a convincing case that the anti-abortion movement is rooted in America’s original sin.
Image via Job’s Anger.
Alabama Bound (at the Wrists and Ankles) 0
At Above the Law, Tyler Broker explores Alabama’s disregard for the rights of its citizens against the background its claim to respect a “right to life.” A snippet:
For example, if you have the stomach for horrific detail, read about the Alabama prison system where rape, murder, and suicide (not to mention exceptionally disproportional rates of incarceration by race) are regular occurrences due to Alabama’s gross unconstitutional negligence towards protecting life. Furthermore, if you are a woman in the Alabama prison system, it is not just the other inmates that you have to worry about sexually assaulting you, it is the prison guards you should fear more. Even if you think that prisoners deserve be treated this way and denied constitutional protection against cruel and unusual punishment, these are hardly the actions of a state with a “deeply held belief that every life is precious and that every life is a sacred gift from God.”
Underqualified
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Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson’s cookie crumbles.
Watch What They Do, Not What They Say 0
Shorter Law Vegas Sun editorial: Actions speak louder than words.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Politeness is a family value.
Police say that a preliminary investigation shows Pressley’s father fired through a door at what he believed was an intruder, but was actually his adult daughter.
Freedom of Screech 0
The Des Moines Register’s Kathie Obradovich explains how “freedom of speech” and “freedom of religion” have become right-wing Newspeak for freedom to discriminate.
