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Eric Scheske

Test Orphans

Startling stuff from James Kushiner over at Mere Comments: > Last year we posted a link to the writing of investigative writer Liam Scheff, who wrote about the use of orphans in New York as subjects for testing AIDS drugs. We received a couple of complaints or warnings not to

That's Grounds for Annullment?

Not understanding what you're doing is good enough? Wow, the Vatican's about to get deluged with "A" requests: > A Manhattan judge has annulled the marriage of a physician-businessman who treated Argentina's Juan and Eva Peron, saying the man did not

This Makes No Sense

We're not a political blog. Moreover, we've never been big fans of the Iraqi War. But please indulge this observation: If Madrid and London were bombed because they supported the United States, what is France concerned about? > Tight security in Paris for Bastille Day parade

Another Gaffe

We like John Miller, but today isn't his day. First, he makes the confessional goof. Then he says this about hockey: > There may be some rule changes to create more scoring, and that's probably a good idea. But if it hasn't already happened,

Leno on the Gambling Craze

> Here's a very odd story... A new class of drugs designed to help people with Parkinson's Disease actually turned some of them into compulsive gamblers. These drugs are now being sold over the counter at Caesar's, Harrah's and the MGM Grand.

Inviolable Media

Interesting post at the National Review Corner this morning, which we reproduce in full (we'll take the copyright heat): > D.C. police have arrested a man who they believe is a prolific vandal (I mean, a "grafitti artist") who has defaced buildings, bridges, and street

If You Got 'Em, Smoke 'Em

We detest cigarettes: we hate the smell, it hurts our eyes. But if no-smoking bars are such a great idea, let owners make their bars non-smoking. They'll make a killing. We're flabbergasted that this assault on private property rights has picked up such momentum.

Internet Catastrophe Looming?

> U.N. bureaucrats and telecommunications ministers from many less-developed nations claim the U.S. government has undue influence over how things run online. Now they want to be the ones in charge. > While the formal proposal from a U.N. working group will be released July 18,

Why You Shouldn't Vote for a New Tax, Episode 1,243,901

> In March 1936, three days of rain and runoff from melting snow led to the second of three great floods that has hit Johnstown, Pa. > Two dozen people died and the state immediately set out to help the city recover. > That recovery plan involved a 10 percent

Say "No" to Moreau

Prison Fellowship has run a nice and concise critique of chimeras. Link [http://www.pfm.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=BreakPoint1&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=16322] . Excerpt: > Even the magazine Scientific American says that some human-animal chimeras “disquietingly blur the line between species.” It notes