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Friday, March 23rd, 2007A federal district court in Philadelphia ruled yesterday that the government may not censor the free exchange of information between adults.
The case, ACLU v. Gonzales, concerned a challenge to the 1998 Child Online Protection Act (COPA), which was designed to keep minors shielded from commercial communication that is “harmful to minors” unless a […]
9/11 Mastermind confesses to World Trade Center bombing, killing Daniel Pearl, kidnapping Patty Hearst, fathering Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, clogging arteries
Friday, March 16th, 2007(Satire) In a stunning report released by the Totally Constitutional And With Actually Pretty Luxurious Suites Guantánamo Bay Detention Camp, Al-Queda officer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted today to a slew of offenses that have bedraggled the American people and the world.
“We’re ecstatic,” said Sgt. Mark D. Sade, “he came clean after only a few years […]
McCain to speak at Creationist Institute on Feb. 23. I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Sunday, February 18th, 2007On February 23, 2007, the “maverick” John McCain will address the Discovery Institute, the privately funded vehicle for Intelligent Design nonsense.
For a really good response to this creationist drivel, the following link is great:
Scientific American: 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense.
For the record, I mean no disrespect to whose who choose not to accept the […]
To the memory of Professor Robert Drinan, S.J.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007This column first appeared in the Georgetown Law Weekly on January 30, 2007.
Normally, this column is dedicated to complaints or bragadoccio about my lack of work ethic, the proper way to trick a GULC pop machine into accepting money from a MetroCard, cheese, etc., etc. Right now, I’d like to depart from the low-brow gallows […]
RIP Robert Drinan, S.J.
Monday, January 29th, 2007Father Drinan passed away on Sunday, Jan 28, 2007. I was privilaged to have been present at the last mass he presided over as celebrant, and to have taken his human rights class.
Here’s the obituary at CNN.com.
R.I.P, Fr. Drinan.