Latest Comments

• Do you think the barber's explanation for not wanting to cut the black doctor's hair is reasonable?

  Tue Nov 9, 2010
  • It would be a reasonable explanation if he had said so. Instead, he lied to the doctor, which indicates that the explanation is insincere.

• Billionaires wanted for starship plan

  Tue Oct 26, 2010
  • without any political sniping, I would sign up for a legitimate flight to go one way to Mars.  I can't contribute much to the billion $$$, but I'd only ask that the plan reasonably protect human life, and that there be a radio, reading/video media, and a dependable and reasonable ongoing source …

• Family of copper heiress asks court to protect her from attorney, accountant

  Fri Sep 3, 2010
  • Isn't this the exact situation where substantial estate taxes (like those supported by Bill Gates and his father) are actually a good idea, preventing the sort of idle profiting that would be demonstrated by a)the attorney or accountant being named by the will or b) heirs coming into riches like the …

• Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska

  Mon Aug 2, 2010
  • Close the Borders? Sure. Right, but how about you move on, eh? Sometimes there are horrible things that actually don't involve those dreaded ILLEGAL ALIENS, Y'know?

• Ex-USDA official to sue blogger over video

  Thu Jul 29, 2010
  • Oh, I suspect that the president is well aware of the opportunities available to Ms. Sherrod even if he didn't offer her a job to come back to...

• Ex-USDA official to sue blogger over video

  Thu Jul 29, 2010
  • I don't know about 1955, but in the modern era, yeah, she may be a public figure but there's NYT "actual malice" here. You can't strain a limited quote out of context AND add a laugh track and claim you didn't understand what you showed.

• Biden's 2008 campaign fined $219K for violations

  Sat Jul 17, 2010
  • There's a difference between "repayment" and a "fine" that is missing here. Repayment is giving back something you shouldn't have. Usually a "fine" is what you pay on top of that repayment, purely for punishment. I'm not seeing good reporting here.

• Is LeBron James' one-hour announcement show over the top?

  Wed Jul 7, 2010
  • LeBron and ESPN couldn't care less, since just about everyone who is here voting no, with noses held high, will tune in Thursday.

• Horses bolt at parade; 1 dead, 23 hurt

  Sun Jul 4, 2010
  • All of the horse apologists talking about hairtrigger nerves and how easily horses can be spooked gives no one any reassurance whatsoever. It's all true. So, what have we learned? Keep everybody back, or don't walk them in the parade. Certainly don't attract people to rush the curbs.

• Old technology stymies Calif. gov's pay-cut order

  Sat Jul 3, 2010
  • Don't know about "typical" or "career" politicians, but if we elect good decisionmakers we'll get good decisions. Otherwise, we'll get this stuff, from a mixture of good decisionmakers and bad ones...