AntiWar Radio: Sheila Dean, Jacob Sullum and Robert Parry

Sheila Dean, Jacob Sullum, and Robert Parry will be the featured guests on the Scott Horton Show at Antiwar Radio, Wednesday, July 2nd. Sheila Dean will be discussing the implementation of the Real ID Act of 2005 at 12:15PM Eastern. Jacob Sullum will be discussing his recent article in [...]

Novel about harried waitress may make you a bigger tipper

Source: WikipediaNovel about harried waitress may make you a bigger tipper Commentary Winners, losers and others Feds shell out $3.5 M for 2002 flood damage News/Features Towns get one last chance Drug [...]

Dukie Watches ‘Dexter’

Source: Wikipedia It all came down Sunday on “The Wire,” in an episode where every major drug dealer was finally rounded up, Carcetti could finally hold a positive press conference, Lester could get drunk and celebrate. At the same time, McNulty is feeling worse and worse about what’s happened. Gregg’s spilling to [...]

HoMY 42: In the Sweet By and By

Source: Flickr Sunday morning, as regular readers will know, brings another entry in my series, Then Sings My Soul: The Hymns of My Youth. This week we have the story of two friends, an encounter that results in this week’s selection. Joseph Philbrick Webster settled in Elkhorn, Wisconsin just before the Civil War [...]

The Needle and the Damage Done

Source: Wikipedia The unexpected demise of famous young people due to “accidental” drug overdoses has dotted modern history. Janis Joplin, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Kurt Cobain, and Heath Ledger all succumbed to an addiction that snatched away their lives when they were in their prime. While crystal-meth, crack and ecstasy are now the most [...]