As one might expect from a process designed by the government, especially given that the authorities behind it never wanted to allow such a purchase at all, buying and registering a gun as a resident of our nation’s capital is both time consuming and more expensive than necessary. This article...

Oh! What a feeling (sorry, couldn’t resist) I had about the Toyota hearings when I read that Michigan congressman Bart Stupak would be chairing the hearings. At least his district doesn’t actually contain Detroit, but the collapse of the American auto industry has hurt the entire state of...

Conan O’Brien signing off from The Tonight Show. He got a raw deal, I think, but Conan takes the high road. Cheers to you, sir. Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism…it doesn’t lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard...

Democratic congressman Brad Ellsworth announced yesterday he will seek the Senate seat being vacated by Evan Bayh. Ellsworth is the former sheriff of Vanderburgh County and represents Indiana in the eighth district. He’s the first Democrat to officially join the race since Bayh’s surprise...

From the New York Time’s, an interesting article about the National Children’s Study, which was authorized by Congress in 2000 and began in earnest last January. It is meant to become the world’s largest long-term study of the health of children by tracking 100,000 babies in 105 counties...

Interesting photos covering what people eat during a typical week in different countries around the world. More here, here, and here. Am I alone in thinking the diets in some poorer countries look far more appetizing than in the U.S.? Apparently being rich means you eat cardboard boxes.

I found this post by Peter Jones, “Who’s Prompting the Teleprompter?” to be really interesting, especially the list below: Cass Sunstein (“Regulation Czar”), who thinks animals should have the right to sue in court; Mark Lloyd (Associate General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer...

The Associated Press is reporting that Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is retiring from the Senate rather than seek re-election this year. Bayh blamed partisanship in Congress for his departure. “To put it in the words most Hoosiers can understand [nice condescension there--DMD]: I love working for the...

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan has claimed that while passing through the London airport on a publicity tour, he was subjected to a revealing millimeter wave body scan, which female security staff printed out and he good-naturedly autographed. The airport has denied Khan’s claim, saying that the...

Jason Boyett blogs about ads that should have upset NOW and other feminist groups more than the Tim Tebow ad. I agree with his picks completely. I probably also would have added the Dodge Charger “buy our car and save your manhood because marriage is just that terrible” ad to the list. ...