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The Cos Interesting article on the use of smear campaigns for political purposes. Here's an excerpt: “The accusations brought against [Bill] Cosby are almost certainly not politically inspired, but they are being used by those who oppose Cosby's political and social views to discredit Cosby'

No One Ever Smoked We're not pro-smoking, far from it, but the crusade against smokers never ceases to amaze us. First, no smoking in governmental buildings, then the current crusade to tell private businesses whether they can allow smoking, and now an effort to deny history. “France'

TV Makes Odd Bedfellows “Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton teamed up yesterday with two of the Senate's most conservative Republicans to warn Americans about the impact of televised sex and violence on young children. “Clinton called it a "'silent epidemic.'" “Citing research by the Kaiser

PETA v. PETA When an angler caught a near-record 22-pound lobster near Massachusetts, he was sent to a fish market in Pittsburgh. PETA pleaded for his life while PETA offered a hefty sum to eat him. Confused? The first PETA is "People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals,"

A Class of Blue Buds Friday's Brews You Can Use We'd been suspecting it for a few years now, but this article from Forbes confirms it: conspicuous consumption has infiltrated beer, the most beautiful bastion of the blue collars. "The Italian word for chutzpah is

Modern Mating Fascinating speculation in today's Spectator about autism. After recounting the rise in autism in the past twenty years (possibly a ten-fold increase), the writer, Rod Liddle, discounts a few popular theories about why autism has increased, and then tells us that researchers are beginning to speculate

Oh, Canada! The troublous trolley trundles forward in Canada. In furtherance of its same-sex marriage law, Ontario has a new bill that will rid all its statutes of non-gender-neutral references. Attorney General Michael Bryant stated, on introducing the bill, "Currently, the statutes offend the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Stem the Tide, No Canutin' on This Testimony from Patricia Payne in front of Massachusetts' newly created Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies: "Adult stem cells have treated and cured literally tens of thousands of people with almost 100 different diseases. How many people have

Another Clash Privacy and Technology fight again [http://nydailynews.com/news/gossip/v-echo/story/288576p-247020c.html](see post below). This time, it's Mick Jagger's daughter engaging in sexual activity in a hotel lobby and getting caught on videotape. A judge ruled that she had an expectation

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