These days, whenever you hear someone talking about the “price of freedom,” it is almost always expressed in a body count. My government tells me I have to accept a certain number of American casualties and Iraqi collateral damage (read: dead civilians). Read more...

My friend sent me a Los Angeles Times article Monday that could easily have run in The Onion ““ “Christians Sue for Right Not to Tolerate Policies.” According to the article, Ruth Malhotra, a senior at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is suing the university for the right to not tolerate homosexuals, claiming the current tolerance policy which “bans speech that puts down others because of their sexual orientation,” infringes on her right to express her Christian beliefs. Read more...

Nearly one month ago, the United Nations approved plans to create a new subsidiary body, known as the Human Rights Council, to handle international human rights issues. Read more...

America has an obsession with pigs. Their pink, pudgy cute faces, combined with the intoxicating aroma of frying bacon, makes the little creatures simply irresistible to the general population. Read more...

In his attack on the insurance industry, columnist Daniel Atherton barely seemed able to restrain his sense of moral righteousness (“Insurance’s claims give shallow comfort,” April 10). Read more...

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“Abstainer, n: a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure.” ““ The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce. Our typical drunk bore, and the binge culture he symbolizes, fits this definition to a tee. Read more...