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Sexism and Violence

This story was entitled, "Sexism May Shorten Men's Lives: Study." On first glance, the headline is a gross distortion of the article's content. But on second thought, maybe it's not. If sexism consists of physical violence, most of the alleged sexism in

I Was Close

In this post [https://thedailyeudemon.com/2245/], I joked that some NASCAR-types might think the whole Katrina thing is a government conspiracy. My joke wasn't too far off the mark; I just pointed at the wrong demographic. > Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is telling his

Feinstein Reads Books?

> Catholic League president William Donohue has asked Senator Dianne Feinstein to apologize to Catholics for a remark she made today at the hearings of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. > "In a prepared statement today at the hearings for John Roberts, Senator Dianne Feinstein said she was going

Fewer Dead and Now Less Time to Return

I'm not going to say that the initial predictions about Katrina were blown out of proportion, but it would seem they were exaggerated. A disaster occurred, yes, but on a scale of one to ten, we were repeatedly told it was a ten. It would appear that simply

Treadmill While You Eat Big Macs

> McDonald's Corp. says it is sponsoring a physical education program that will appear in one-third of U.S. public elementary schools, the chain's latest move to combat critics who blame its burgers and fries for expanding kids' waistlines. Link [http://money.cnn.com/

"Five Stars" for Mickey

> Against the fairytale backdrop of Sleeping Beauty's Castle, the Communist Party official and guest of honor stood Monday alongside Disney executives Michael Eisner and Bob Iger to cut the red ribbon officially opening the $3 billion theme park. > Also present at the ribbon-cutting was Hong

I Just Don't Get It

I don't object to the nudity. I object to the absolute stupidity and vacuity of it all: > Almost 1,500 men and women stripped naked in the name of art in the French city of Lyon. > They gathered before dawn to join the latest nude photo

Debit Cards

I've heard the stories of people using Red Cross debit cards to shop at luxury stores like Neiman Marcus. Now, WSJ's James Tarano has re-produced an interview with one of the recipients. I love the man's reference to deserving a debit card. That

Placating the Implacable

> Advisors appointed by Tony Blair after the London bombings are proposing to scrap the Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day because it is regarded as offensive to Muslims. > They want to replace it with a Genocide Day that would recognise the mass murder of Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya and Bosnia

Tough Choice . . .

. . . once you put yourself in the position of playing God: > Doctors working in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans killed critically ill patients rather than leaving them to die in agony as they evacuated hospitals, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. > With gangs of rapists and looters rampaging through wards