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I'm in Good Company

Dalrymple more or less agrees with my column on Catholic Exchange yesterday [http://www.catholicexchange.com/vm/index.asp?vm_id=1&art_id=31066]: > Unfortunately, [George Best's soccer] abilities began to decline as he started to live the high life. He was at his peak

The Spread of the Oxymoron

A survey of gay marriage around the globe [http://www.breitbart.com/news/na/051204034933.6vavx6e8.html]. It's woefully incomplete, but still interesting. Summary: The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain and (later this month) Britain: Recognize gay marriages. South Africa: Highest court has ordered parliament to recognize gay marriage.

Another Wedge between Child and Parent

A California court has ruled that a girl has a cause of action for violation of privacy when her school tells her parents that she's gay. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/education/02schools.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1133528755-d/ntkfWld8r45DlgbMrs/A] . Excerpt: > "

What Happened in Canada

A lawyer friend in Canada explains the historic events in Canada last night. I found it useful: > It's all ancient parliamentary tradition. A minority government is one that has less than 50% of the seats in the House of Commons. (With four major parties, the situation is

Demure About Kasparov

This month's Atlantic Monthly has a piece about Garry Kasparov. Subscriber-only link [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200512/kasparov]. It talks about his political goals for Russia and Putin's alleged corruption. Excerpt from concluding paragraphs: > As we left the restaurant after the press conference, I

Pharm Land

Joe Queenan reviews Generation Rx [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/20/books/review/20queenan.html] at the New York Times. Excerpt: > Generation Rx contends that large drug companies have co-opted the federal government, seduced the medical establishment and mesmerized a temperamentally supine public into taking far more drugs

Bush Goes to Commie Church

> In his first public appearance, even before the welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, Bush attended a service at a state-sanctioned Protestant church to send a message about free expression of faith in a country that harshly smothers it. The president has been offended by the

Kill the Humans

Scoff if you want, but at least these guys are logically consistent with the way many of us Occidental folk behave and think: > Make no mistake about it, the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement isn't anti-child, it's more like anti-human. > The VHE is dedicated to

Violent Polygamists

> Senior French politicians have been accused of "blatant racism" after linking the suburban riots to polygamy among African immigrant families. > The head of the ruling centre-right party in the national assembly and an employment minister both suggested unruly teenagers from large, polygamous families had helped to

Big Money in Big Easy

Free market or government subsidy? > So many people have abandoned New Orleans for good that contractors are paying $30 an hour for unskilled laborers and Burger King is offering a $6,000 hiring bonus ... if you agree to stay for a year. Link [http://www.sploid.com/news/2005/