Whitehouse Opposes Mukasey Nomination
Whitehouse is making quite a rousing speech on the Senate floor this afternoon, asking Americans to consider “Whence cometh our strength?” [...] In many ways, President Bush has made a fine appointment in Judge Michael Mukasey, far better than we have come to expect in this administration. He is not a political hack. He is [...]
Driving is Dangerous Due to Pollution
It’s not just accidents that put you in harm’s way when you get in your car, it’s also the toxic fumes from your car and others (especially diesel trucks) you breathe while driving. For those of us who drive little, it is reassuring to find out that we are not exposing ourselves unduly to this [...]
Disaboom.com, A Community for the Disabled
Here is an interesting sign of the times: Disaboom.com. It’s a new community online specifically reaching out to people with disabilities. From their “About Us” statement: People with disabilities have basic needs that range from occupational therapy to special shower chairs and from catheter comparisons to understanding medical journals through physician interpretations, but their needs [...]
17-Year-Olds Are Kids Again, but Not Retroactively
David Segal reports that the General Assembly did undo the madness that was putting 17-year-olds into the Adult Correctional Institution at a price of $104,000 a year, but the law will not be retroactive. Consequently, about 150 17-year-olds will have permanent records for minor offenses. According to one commenter at RIFuture, the Attorney General made [...]
Cost of Young Adult Criminal in RI: $104,000/year
The New York Times is covering “the furor” that has been unleashed by the reclassifying of 17-year-olds as adults in the Rhode Island criminal justice system. Of the 17-year-olds who have been put into the adult system, 46 of them have already had stays at the ACI in Maximum Security for the price of $104,000 [...]
In Which I Bomb
I did standup again and friends, it wasn’t pretty. It stunk. Bottom line – I just didn’t prepare enough. Got through my first little joke just fine, then I fumbled over a few words, and couldn’t remember what came next right away. Doing that in front of a full room scared me and knocked me back. I stood there a good [...]
Greg Hessoin, JD, Writes About Medicating Children
This is an interesting article. It’s one-sided, providing mainly the opinions of Dr. Peter Breggin and Kevin Hall of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, both of whom see little or no value in prescribing psychiatric medications to children. It’s important to remember that there are lots of parents out there and adults with psychiatric [...]
Yanking the Lasagna
I have a personal relationship with the Boston Red Sox, the team that is seemingly on the verge of winning its second World Series in four years after having gone without for the previous 86 years. This relationship has endured for more than two decades now, ever since I first made New England home. Lest [...]
When Is a Sex Offender Not a Sex Offender?
Justice delayed is certainly better than justice denied, but it would be preferable if travesties of justice could simply be avoided in the first place. The case of Genarlow Wilson—about whom I have posted on this site before—and other teens like him should serve as a cautionary tale for those who create and enforce the [...]
Ministry of Truth Tells Us All We Need to Know
I am scared because the fact is, we only catch them when they are inept.
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