The Flag
Independence day is a great time to (re)start a blog on independent thinking, and what better …
Society
Selective reporting
Intersting Salon article on the absence of media reports of public opinion polls on Terry Schiavo: …
When Socialism works
In Slate, The Triumph of Socialized Medicine comments on a Washington Monthly report that VA hospitals …
How true is the news?
Media everywhere ran the story about Harvard rejecting 119 aplicants because they tried to learn their …
Drug costs and medical research
The pharmaceutical industry claims that the high cost of drugs in America is necessary to support …
The Gannon affair
MediaBistro is not finding it as easy to get a press pass as James Guckert, the …
Liberal bias in the press again?
Slate says “Over the course of four hours of continuous inauguration coverage from 8 a.m. to …
Who makes investment choices?
Intersting column by Michael Kinsley claiming to prove that privatising Social Security won’t work. He makes …
Reasons to break the law
Mr. Gonzales said to the Senate (NYT transcript, Friday Jan 7) “I think the decision not …
Crime and Punishment
The NYTimes magazine has an interesting article Sentencing by the Numbers on how Virginia is adjusting …