I wish this great graphic had special sections for politicians and for government officials testifying in court. But its clues can help detect non-professional liars of many types. [ forensicpsychology.net ] How To Spot A Liar by Forensic Psychology
Needed: A Congressional Air Force
…. so that the advocates of imposing a “No Fly” zone over Libya will be the first to perish for their arrogance and folly.
Google’s Unrecognized Peril?
.. another great cartoon from Bob Thaves
Teacher Unions 24-Karat Hokum
[photo from the New York Times] “First They Came for the Teachers… and I Didn’t Speak Up.” Does it get any deeper? Hell, if you went to public school, you probably can’t string together ten lines of coherent points on why teacher unions are not a pox on the school. Here is a link to […]
Patriot Act Poster from ACLU
Great stuff from the American Civil Liberties Union!
Obama Advisor Sunstein’s Peril to Freedom
from the Future of Freedom Foundation’s Freedom Daily (November 2010) Obama Advisor Sunstein’s Peril to Freedom by James Bovard Cass Sunstein is the chief of the Obama administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. As Salon’s Glenn Greenwald noted earlier this year, Sunstein “has long been one of Barack Obama’s closest confidants.” His values are […]
The “Of Course” Curse (1983)
This was my favorite op-ed of 1983. It provided a chance to tip my hat to the editors who, in previous years, almost invariably added that phrase into my articles. The article was accepted by Robert Semple, one of the greatest op-ed editors the New York Times ever had. Kyle Crichton did a superb job […]