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The New Candy Man We actually feel bad for this little guy. He no doubt meant well: “A first-grader brought dozens of little bags of crack cocaine to his Chicago Heights elementary school Friday and began passing them out to classmates, calling them 'candy,' officials said Sunday.” LINK

The Birth Dearth Mark Steyn at The Telegraph discusses the “birth dearth” in Europe and the trouble it portends. A similar problem confronts the U.S. to a lesser extent (for now; we generally lag behind European decadence by a few years, but eventually catch up). LINK [http://www.telegraph.

Waiting for Scott A San Quentin inmate sent an open letter to Scott Peterson. LINK [http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/41386.htm]. Said the letter writer, "As for killing his wife, that's his business – but for killing that child, well, he gots to suffer for that.

Muslims Attack Christians. Who's Shocked? Attacks against Iraqi Christians (which total about 3% of Iraq's population) are on the rise, according to this article [http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=IA21305]. Here's an excerpt: "The high level of violence in

Revenge Tuesday Few days feel as long as Tuesday. On Monday, most everyone is taking it easy, trying to ease into the week. But on Tuesday? It's just a work day, with many more coming. We found this on MSN's homepage yesterday and thought we'

Another PC Disaster From Fox News: “The Arizona Daily Star [http://www.dailystar.com/dailystar/dailystar/65372.php] paints a chilling portrait of a sexual predator who ran amok at the University Medical Center in Tucson in part because staffers who suspected foul play were afraid to speak up for

All Aboard the Ennui Train! This guy [http://www.slate.com/id/2115015/] aims to extend longevity, drastically. It's the same old story: science barging forward, wondering if it can, but not stopping to ask if it should. Such a question would require the input of philosophers and

Scatman Crothers on the Cover? The mainline magazines for teeny-boppers and teenagers are pretty bad, often taking the form of “front rags” for Planned Parenthood. The most popular teen magazine is J-14. We'd never heard of it, but it sells 451,000 copies per month, 84,000 more

Quotidian and Frequent Postings For those who aren't aware, Eric Scheske typically posts throughout the day. Sometimes just once in the morning and once in the afternoon, but he normally posts three to nine entries every day, from early morning to early evening, hence his claim to offer

Dog Fight “A bitter custody battle has erupted between two Long Island families that both claim to be the rightful guardians – of a Chihuahua.” This, according to the New York Post. Peter Singer would see nothing odd. LINK [http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/41504.htm]