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Eric Scheske

Leftist Law Professors? Say It Ain't So

> Professors at the best law schools are generally assumed to be overwhelmingly liberal, and now a new study lends proof. . . > The study, to be published this fall in The Georgetown Law Journal, analyzes 11 years of records reflecting federal campaign contributions by professors at the top 21 law

Buy Stock in Pfizer

> Prof Avni Sali of Swinburne University's School of Integrative Medicine in Melbourne said the key to longevity was within reach. > He said enough was now known about how to minimise the risk of killer diseases such as some cancers and heart disease to avoid serious threats

'Bout Time

> The new Pope faces his first controversy over the direction of the Catholic church after it was revealed that the Vatican has drawn up a religious instruction preventing gay men from being priests. > The controversial document, produced by the Congregation for Catholic Education and Seminaries, the body overseeing

Something for Sunday Morning

A few quotes from The Philokalia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philokalia]: “Thoughts gather about the soul according to its underlying quality.” “He who loves God lives the angelic life on earth, fasting and keeping vigils, praying and singing psalms and always thinking good of every man.” “Always keep the

PSA

Blogging could be light today. Our Internet connection isn't working. This isn't unusual for Charter Communications in our area, but this time, the problem appears to be with the individual connection to our computer, so we need a service call and it won't come

Bernard Goetzism

A woman took a picture of an exhibitionist on a New York subway. She also posted it to the Flickr site and gave it to the police. Now the pervert's parents can see him. We like it, but we gotta believe the civil libertarians are a little nervous.

Odd Consumer News

> The Mall of America has a 74-foot Ferris wheel, a shark tank and a dinosaur museum. And now, if all that tires you out, a nap store will sell you some shuteye for 70 cents a minute. > The new store will be called MinneNAPolis. It's

American Exhibitionism

Tunku Varadarajan on an American pastime: > Americans . . . tend to make very good exhibitionists. By contrast, and famously, the British make much the better eccentrics. Americans, in fact, are not very good at eccentricity, just as Brits are clumsy at exhibitionism. . . > What is the wellspring of American exhibitionism? Life

People Against Religion

The reliable James Kushiner at Mere Comments [http://merecomments.typepad.com/merecomments/2005/08/people_for_the_.html] recommends this site. Link [http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_detail.cfm/headline/2871]. Excerpt: > People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been widely criticized for its campaign comparing Nazi

Schools Can Be Sold

> A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday ruled that churches and schools in the Catholic Diocese of Spokane are owned by the diocese and can be sold to pay settlements to sex-abuse victims, a decision that evoked both triumph and disappointment. > The decision – the first of its kind in