Feb 27, 2009 0
Steven Pinker, author of The Stuff of Thought and The Language Instinct, is developing a theory about the relationship between violence, morality and profanity for a new book.
Feb 16, 2009 1
On January 21, a federal judge in Chicago ruled, with an unexpected rationale, that a ‘moment of silence’ law that mandates that public school students observe a daily moment of silence, for “silent prayer or for silent reflection on the anticipated activities of the day” is unconstitutional.
Feb 6, 2009 0
Phelps—exhibiting all the subtle wiles of the sportsman-politician we’ve made him—takes care to apologize for making “bad decisions.” His only bad decision was allowing himself to be photographed taking a hit, thus opening himself to the sort of ignorant, draconian lunacy with which his routine, mundane indiscretion has been greeted. Next time, Michael—and the next time, and the next time, until the rest of the country grows up—do your smoking in a closet.
