Category Archives: News and Current Events

I just stepped out on our porch for a second and the cats both raced in.  I started hearing something that sounded like Gollum up in one of our many pines, and when I got a good view I saw … Continue reading →

I’m sure this isn’t a new thought, though I think it’s original to my own mind.  What if, instead of background checks, we simply extend absolute liability to a private seller who doesn’t perform a background check on the buyer, … Continue reading →

Because we seem to be linking to him daily now, here’s a great summary by Paul Waldman of what the real scandal is in Benghazi: And then the White House called their bluff, because why not? It isn’t like there … Continue reading →

As of this past Tuesday, Anastasia Adair was one of those responsible, law abiding gun owners that the NRA is always accusing gun control advocates of persecuting.  By Wednesday, though, everything had changed: Anastasia Adair, a 22-year-old Colorado woman, died … Continue reading →

The world’s rhino population is in a lot of trouble and Vietnam is a big part of the problem.  Warning, the images at this link are graphic and disturbing.  (Via Daily Dish)

Paul Waldman crystallizes exactly why these “scandals” aren’t really going to amount to real damage to the administration: The trouble for Republicans is that one scandal reaches to the top levels of the administration, but it’s the one where no … Continue reading →

If Josh Marshall’s interpretation of this story is correct, and it seems correct to me, ABC News ought to be taking a huge credibility hit from this IRS story: Near the top of his original piece, Karl writes “White House emails … Continue reading →

The nerve: “In my past experience when we got into these situations — especially after 9/11 — we were always there, locked and loaded, ready to go on 9/11,” [Dick] Cheney told Fox News Channel commentator Sean Hannity in a phone … Continue reading →

Depressing news about taxes, unfortunately on a partisan level: The Internal Revenue Service inappropriately flagged conservative political groups for additional reviews during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status, a top IRS official said Friday. Organizations were singled out because they included … Continue reading →

Hmm, I wonder what “high office” Senator Paul is referring to: “The new evidence we have today — and that continues to mount — suggests that at the very least, Mrs. Clinton should never hold high office again,” Paul wrote in an … Continue reading →

Pino’s taken a break from flogging the Benghazi hearings to death in order to highlight this Economist chart that purports to show that money can buy happiness: Since Mr Easterlin first made his conjecture in 1974, economists’ views have evolved: … Continue reading →

and it’s not pretty: The blueprint used to produce a 3D-printed plastic gun has been downloaded about 100,000 times since going online earlier this week, according to Forbes. Defense Distributed told the news site it was surprised by the amount … Continue reading →