More on Medical Marijuana
The Nick Diaz saga, which I first wrote about here, continues: He was placed under temporary suspension when a post-fight drug test revealed the presence of marijuana metabolites in his system.
Author: Mike Dwyer
Debt and Career Choices
The President wants to keep student loans cheap. Because I believe in higher education with all of my heart and soul, it would seem natural for me to support this proposal. As the parent...
Addressing Income Inequality
From Ross Douthat: And this is where I think the American left falls short. I agree with Yglesias that most liberals who care about inequality care about immobility as well.
Gaming the Police
The UC-Davis pepper spray incident has come back into the news lately. Far be it from me to ignore. Back in November I left this comment on a post here at The League. I think it...
A Brave Foot Forward
Nicole Pamby is an old blogging friend of mine. She mostly blogs about her career as a freelance writer but today she shared some of her personal life.
Role Reversals
Elias’ latest post gave me a little epiphany this morning. He mentions social Darwinism as a feature of the Paul Ryan budget proposal, the not-so-subtle subtext of course is that conservatives believe in social Darwinism
The Roots of Scandal
The clergy-abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic church throughout the last decade has probably gained the most attention regarding the criminal way that problem priests were moved around and never turned in to authorities....
Looking for Small Comforts in the Suburbs
The older I get the more I love the suburbs, or in our case the exurbs. I like the immediacy of all the amenities we need in one direction and the closeness of our...
Near-Tragedies in Civillian Police Work
Two short stories: Sometime in my late 20s I was up late at my brother’s apartment with some friends. We were having an impromptu band practice and enjoying a few beers. We heard a noise...
Final Four
Suddenly that ludicrous pick for my Cards in the finals for the League basketball pool doesn’t seem quite so crazy… What a game!
Economic Benefits of Marriage
In 2011 Pew Charitable Trusts published an interesting study showing just who is falling out of the middle class. – Compared with married women, women who are divorced, widowed or separated are between 31 and...
Walking Dead Season Finale: Open Thread (Spoiler Alert)
What an episode! All those that have been complaining about a lack of walkers or action this season should be happy after last night. I thought the finale was handled beautifully and they did...
St.Pat’s Jukebox
When St.Patrick’s Day falls on Saturday it’s always a special kind of awesome with my crew of friends. Like all good Catholics we’ve had some epic St.Pats over the years but the Saturdays remain...
Space
The other day David posted a video of Neil deGrasse Tyson. Tyson has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for NASA and continued space exploration. His distinct voice, his intellect and, I daresay, his race, have...
The Importance of Farm Subsidies
It’s almost that time of year. Farmers around the country are buying seed and other supplies, getting their equipment in working order. Last year was a boom year for agriculture and this year is...
Walking Dead Open Discussion Thread
Great episode tonight. Looks like they are building towards a powerful finale next week.
Man’s Best Friend
Chad Love over at Field & Stream was in a used book shop and found a hunting-related book. As he was making his purchase he found this note on the inside cover: Dear George...
Helping Our Neighbors
I was going to work on post about hunting dogs tonight but I keep thinking about something I saw at church this morning. There is an image that I can’t get out of my...
At the Gun Show
This past weekend I went to the gun show. This is the big annual show at the Kentucky Fairgrounds that brings in hundreds of dealers. In that one building there was probably over a...
