Good morning from Iowa! Yes, I have relocated from one place of blistering heat and humidity to a midwest in the middle of a heatwave with BONUS! a real winter to boot. Stay tuned for posts about my attempts to learn to shovel snow (or learn to bribe a neighborhood kid to shovel snow for me) as the year continues. You can follow my travails adventures in this new place (if you like) on my new Tumblr site, New in Des Moines.
4 days ago, we did a roundup of the Murdoch empire implosion (though I think the damage is a little overstated at present). Murdoch’s paper The Times of London would like to change the subject. As I’m writing this, by the way, there’s exactly one story on the front page of their website, below the fold, on Somalia. It’s not even the first story in their World News section.
Just 60 more days until gays and lesbians can serve openly in the military.
I can’t even begin to express how bad an idea this was on multiple levels.
Peter Moskos wants to reduce the prison population by reintroducing flogging.
This is one of the most heartbreaking stories I’ve ever read.
