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June 2005

The Plot Thickens

June 30, 2005

Robin Parrish at Infuze Magazine tips the news that Fox is releasing a special X-Files DVD set featuring all of the alien conspiracy episodes. This is good news–and bad.

Supreme Court Deflates the Real Estate Bubble

June 29, 2005

It occurs to me that the Supreme Court ruling taking away the rights of Americans to own property may have a chilling effect on the real estate market. Who in their right mind would invest

TV Station Reports Story, Misses Point

June 29, 2005

From Monday’s news on the NBC-TV affiliate in San Francisco: Hundreds of people gathered for a special dedication of the Iranian Christian Church in the South Bay. It is the largest one in the Bay

Justice Souter’s House Blighted?

June 28, 2005

To quote Napoleon Dynamite: Sweet. Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself

It’s OK When He Says It

June 28, 2005

I finally heard something from Sen. Barack Obama (D-Il.) I can agree with: “I cannot swallow whole the view of Lincoln as the Great Emancipator,” Obama said. “As a law professor and civil rights lawyer

A Man’s Home is the Government’s Castle

June 27, 2005

The New England Republican makes a brilliant observation: The same Supreme Court that ruled it was unconstitutional to ban sodomy among consenting adults just two short years ago ruled today that it was constitutional to

You’re On Your Own

June 27, 2005

The Supremes say we have no constitutional right to expect police protection: WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that police cannot be sued for how they enforce restraining orders, ending a lawsuit by

Two Cultural Icons Pass Into History

June 27, 2005

RIP, Paul Winchell and John Fiedler: Two renowned actors who voiced roles in “Winnie the Pooh” on television and in film have died. Paul Winchell, who voiced Tigger, died Friday at 82. John Fiedler, the

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