Day: July 9, 2013

Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Edward Burkhardt is a bit of a Jerk IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-altesnational.balcony-room-with-a-view-of-the-bay-of-naples

Lac-Mégantic Rail Disaster: Edward Burkhardt is a bit of a Jerk

Jonathan McLeod July 9, 2013

There was a tragic derailment in the Québec town of Lac-Mégantic this weekend. At about 1:00 AM...

Marlinspike Seamanship for Beginners IFRL-TLC-Scenery-GAPD-vangogh.farmhouse-in-a-wheat-field-28

Marlinspike Seamanship for Beginners

David Ryan July 9, 2013

We’re offering free Marlinspike Seamanship for Beginners workshops on the deck of Mon Tiki every Tuesday at...

Unassailability: Meta Analysis IFRL-TLC-Scenery-sean-foley-733821-unsplash

Unassailability: Meta Analysis

Burt Likko July 9, 2013

Did Rush Limbaugh really tell his caller, “Tony from Tampa,” to not watch FOX? No, he told...

The Development of Sex, Marriage, and Nature in Christian Thought

Kyle Cupp July 9, 2013

“To have intercourse without intending children is to violate nature, which we must take as our teacher.” ...

Rand Paul, the Confederacy, and Liberty IFRL-NaPP-Space-nasa_grand_tour

Rand Paul, the Confederacy, and Liberty

Jason Kuznicki July 9, 2013

Here’s a thing I didn’t know until this morning: A close aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R.,...

Thank You Mr. Snowden, Also You Are a Coward and a Scoundrel IFRL-TLC-Patterns-GAPD-tretyakov.blessed-be-the-host-of-the-king-of-heaven-46b

Thank You Mr. Snowden, Also You Are a Coward and a Scoundrel

Ethan Gach July 9, 2013

Conor Friedersdorf is calling out a particular kind of illogic in his recent post on “Privacy Moderates.”...

Human life is not too controversial IFRL-Mindiv-Society-GAPD-altesnational.the-reading-room

Human life is not too controversial

Tim Kowal July 9, 2013

The rhetorical case for protecting the unborn has succeeded. The debate is over. It would be, that...

Charging Against a Tide IFRL-TLC-Patterns-43222482870_86c976cae7_o

Charging Against a Tide

Patrick July 9, 2013

Indiana legislature makes it a felony to apply for a marriage license if you’re not a heterosexual...

Philip H in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaThat’s a lie Jay. He presented to immigration authorities, applied for and received a legal status w…
Philip H in reply to Dark Matter on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaYou really believe - after J6 - that they will allow themselves to be thrown out? And you are willin…
Jaybird in reply to Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaHere is the problem with the whole appeal to the "process of law". You will be arguing against peopl…
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWilliam Miller would like a word.
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaSay what you will about that insurance CEO, but his wound was not self-inflicted. And, technically,…
Burt Likko on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOn Bluesky I teased Mike about mincing words here. With sobriety, we have to try impeachment at this…
Slade the Leveller in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaWhen the law ceases to function, lawlessness will take its place. If it were to happen, it'd be a se…
Jaybird in reply to CJColucci on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaOh, okay. Maybe it'll work itself out. Muddling through and whatnot.
CJColucci in reply to Jaybird on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaI take this prediction of "divorce or war" exactly as seriously as I have taken your many previous p…
Jaybird in reply to Slade the Leveller on The Lawless Lying Duplicitous Bastards of Abrego GarciaBe careful what you normalize, lest we start having more essays open with "You’d think our many many…