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Eric Scheske

They're Too Poor to Apply

And they're too poor to pick up their front yards: > Even as the price of college rises, more low-income students who would likely get federal financial aid aren't even bothering to apply. > A new report by the American Council on Education estimates 1.

Moloch Redux

Interesting post from Suicide of the West [http://suicideofthewest.com/?p=96]: > Here's a beautiful little piece of Islamiana, two beautiful young girls explaining why martyrdom is preferable to life. This video is from an Israeli site called “Palestinian Media Watch,” which features hate-filled video clips,

Show Me the Stradivarius

> An elderly Hungarian is set to become a millionaire after finding a priceless Stradivarius violin hidden above his chicken coop [http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1715784.html?menu=]. Feel-good story or source of envy? Let your soul decide.

Dead Beats and Cell Phones

> When a group of people dine out together, someone always lacks cash. They forgot to go to the ATM, but they'll pay you back ASAP. Right. > Funny, though, how people rarely forget their cell phones. Philip Yuen put these two observations together and came up with

The Right Side of History?

From this morning's Washington Times: [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20060210-115511-3260r.htm] > The United Church of Christ's endorsement of homosexual "marriage" -- a lone stance among the largest Christian denominations -- has stirred debate and divided dozens of its churches. Some have stopped

Pulling Everyone Else In

Have you been kinda sitting on the sidelines of the new technology: MP3s, digital cameras, Gameboys? Well, get ready to be pulled into the electronic fray. Toymakers are beginning to market high-tech gadgets to toddlers, and very few 3-year-olds can do anything without being taught first. Good

Grease

Find the worst example, then make a lawsuit out of it, hoping to establish precedent. That's the ACLU's way. Find the worst example, then make a feature story out of it, hoping to establish the ridiculousness of the other side. That's the New York

Weekend Eudemon

Anyone else watch the Olympic opening ceremonies last night? My family tried to. The media outlets I consulted said the ceremonies would be shown at 8:00 p.m. It was tape delayed, so there was no reason NBC couldn't start it then. But instead? They waited until

Fat, Thin, What?

Where is America right now on the fat/thin axis? Everyone's getting fatter, I know, but are we still worshipping the 13-year-old anorexic look in our advertising and modeling? It looks like it, based on Diet Dr. Pepper's decision to hire Nicole Richie to

Smoking Banned by Koran?

They're not just burning cars and buildings [http://www.speroforum.com/site/article.asp?idCategory=32&idsub=119&id=2567]: > Muslim leaders should rule that smoking is prohibited under Islamic law to encourage Muslim smokers to quit, argue doctors in an article published in the