Plead the First

According to a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, if NC Senator Elizabeth Dole and Governor Mike Easley went head-to-head in a senate election today, Easley would stand a good chance of coming out on top. If the hypothetical head-to-head contest was held today, Governor Easley edges Senator Dole 44% to 41%. Clearly Governor Easley […]

Psychics tend to be extremely accurate – as long as you ignore their misses. Here’s a recent example of a big miss that psychic-believers would probably like to sweep under the rug. Shawn Hornbeck’s disappearance had a happy ending when police found him alive earlier this month. The news took many people by surprise, most […]

The Bush Administration takes a step away from the edge: Reversing a position it defended for more than a year, the Bush administration announced Wednesday that it has begun getting court approval before eavesdropping on the communications of suspected terrorists or their associates. If I were cynical, I would think this had something to do […]

First of all, let it be known that I’m pretty much ok with the fact that Saddam was executed. If anyone deserved it, he certainly did. However, Richard Dawkins brings up an interesting point: By executing Saddam we have lost the chance to study him and learn from him. Imagine, in fancy, that some science […]

A lot of talk gets thrown around about political hypocrisy and double standards, but this is about as clear cut as it gets: Republicans, now in the minority in Congress, are pushing for a minority bill of rights, designed to give the minority party a little more say in legislation and to safeguard their voice […]