So, the city next door to me has a half-assed thing going on where they want their police department to enforce immigration law. This is a terrible idea. It means more work for the cops, more risk to them from freaked-out illegals, and near total loss of any leads they might otherwise get from people with bad immigration status and good information ( Read more... )

From the CD set I'm listening to, Jelly Roll talks about a colleague from back in the day. Keep in mind this is an older gentleman talking in 1938. Tony happened to be one of these gentlemens that a lot of people called a lady or a sissy or something like that, but he was very good and very much admired ( Read more... )

The opinions traded about Tookie Williams and his education were, mostly, two. Some people felt that the death penalty was just, Tookie was a bad man who had committed serious crimes, and that he should be executed. Others felt that the death penalty was unjust or immoral, that Tookie had redeemed himself, and that he should be celebrated for his ( Read more... )

The Null Device has an excellent summary of the Australian race riots, with some background information that the international media hasn't touched.

Also, text messaging. Yow.

Courtesy Anna Pirhana, here's an Amazon listing for How to Date a White Woman: A Practical Guide for Asian Men
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It's "Murray Week" here at the substitute Building. Next up is Charles. You remember, the Bell Curve guy? He's back with an editorial in the WSJ. He doesn't say much more than "I was too right" with a lot of excess verbiage ( Read more... )