A group of dog owners who go by the name Ryders Alley Trencher-fed Society (RATS) meets occasionally after dark to help curb New York’s rat population. According to group members the real goal isn’t just to remove the rats, it’s
A 16 month investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has found that fracking is not responsible for methane which appeared in local water wells in Franklin Township, PA. But local fracking opponents have already rejected the state’s explanation.
Writing at the New Yorker, John Cassidy wonders aloud if the reaction to the Boston bombing would have been much different if the Tsarnaev brothers had used rifles instead of bombs. He writes, “Imagine, for a moment, that the Tsarnaev
You can’t make this stuff up. Slate’s William Saletan says the taping of doctors and clinic workers by Live Action is worse than late-term abortion: What’s more disgusting than late-term abortion? This scheme to exploit it by hiring actors &
As I pointed out yesterday, the White House was attempting to use concern about FAA furloughs to push forward a sequester replacement deal. As of this morning that attempt is a failure. Last night a bipartisan group of Senators passed
A scientific study published this week further confirms that the brains of psychopaths process information differently than others. One finding is that psychopaths have “less activation in the amygdala.” The new study was performed by the University of Chicago and
Last week three airline trade organizations joined together in legalaction against the FAA. During a press conference announcing the suit,the heads of two of the organizations made clear they believe the FAAhas become a political football in the hands of
A reported issued Tuesday by Republicans heading up five different committees concludes that Secretary Clinton’s involvement in Libyan security “do not reconcile” with statements she made a public hearings in January. In her January 23, 2013 testimony before the House
A report on the Benghazi attack by five different House committees has made the following findings. [Note this is a report issued by House Republicans including Howard McKeon chairman of Committee on Armed Services, Ed Royce chairman of Committee on
The judge in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial agreed to drop three charges of murder and five other charges after a presentation by the defense attorney. Attorney Jack McMahon argued, in a hearing without the jury present, that there was
Between the bombings in Boston last week and the letters which tested positive for ricin, it’s understandable that people around the country are on edge for anything out of the ordinary. This morning an employee in Huntington Beach’s City Hall
Salon’s Irin Carmon has written a follow up piece on the Gosnell trial in which she argues that the media is playing into the hands of those who want to ban all abortions. Reading her argument it becomes clear why
Last night around 10:30pm, MIT Police Officer Sean Collier was killed when he responded to a disturbance on campus. Today, co-workers and friends have praised Sean for his kindness, good humor and courage. Collier’s roommate, who trained with him
Ruslan Tsarni is the uncle of the bombing suspects. In the following phone interview aired by CBS Boston, reporter Peter Wilson asks Ruslan about his nephews history. “I just wish they never existed. I’m wordless…shocked,” Ruslan tells Wilson.Asked if the
Reporter Joe Arnold of WHAS in Louisville went to the campaign headquarters of Sen. Mitch McConnell and demonstrated how the recording which eventually found its way to Mother Jones magazine was made: Two days after the tape was featured in
James Taranto pointed out this comparison on Twitter earlier today. Here’s Andrew Rosenthal, editor of the NY Times editorial page on Jerry Sandusky last November [emphasis added]: The mother of one of the victims told The Harrisburg Patriot-Newsthat she didn’t
Several major news outlets are now confirming the bombs which were used in Boston yesterday were “made of pressure cookers packed with metal and ball bearings.” Inspire, the glossy magazine-style publication put out by al Qaeda, detailed how to make
Report: Authorities are investigating a report of two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. There were two booms heard from near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel. Race officials locked down the hotel because
In an interview Dr. Gosnell gave three years ago he claimed he would be vindicated and that the fact that he was a “good person” would prevail. When the DEA and FBI raided Dr. Gosnell’s abortion clinic in early 2010,
To his credit, Howard Kurtz came out today and agreed that the “horrifying crimes that a Pennsylvania abortion doctor is accused of committing haven’t gotten enough national media coverage.” Here’s the clip, the first 90 seconds of which are about
Bonhams auction house has an upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia auction which will feature the original red granite tablets created for the film The Ten Commandments. At the behest of director Cecil B. DeMille, the tablets were carved from genuine red granite
Salon’s Irin Carmon is annoyed at the pesky right wing writers who have recently announced that the Gosnell story deserves more coverage. Her response “There is no Gosnell Coverup” is a partisan pass at a story that has been passed
After two years of almost total silence, suddenly it seems the media has decided the Kermit Gosnell story will not go uncovered for another day. Here, in a few words, is what the media landscape looks like today: Kermit Gosnell
This tweet from the Post’s Sarah Kliff is pretty revealing: @mzhemingway Hi Molly – I cover policy for the Washington Post, not local crime, hence why I wrote about all the policy issues you mention. — Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) April
A new report identifies two founders of Progress Kentucky as the parties responsible for recording a February 2nd strategy meeting at Senator McConnell’s campaign office that was later published by Mother Jones. According to Jacob Conway of the Jefferson County
Tuesday morning Mother Jones published an audio recordingof a private meeting of McConnell campaign staffers along with atranscript. The content of the recording and the way in which it was obtained have been fodder for news outlets on both sides
The current unemployment rate among Americans under the age of 25 would be 22.9% if the labor participation rate had remained constant since 2007. [Hot Air headlines highlighted the WSJ story today.] The official unemployment rate for those under 25 is
North Korea has certainly been crying havoc for the past month, so it’s probably appropriate that they let slip the dogs of war in their latest propaganda video: On the Sexton Scale of Communist Propaganda Humor Value–where 1 is ‘eye-rolling
Melissa Harris-Perry has one of those MSNBC spots in which hosts “lean forward” into progressive verities. In this case, the need for more education spending. The problem as Harris-Perry sees it is that our view of parenting isn’t sufficiently collectivist:
As cities are forced to lay off police officers for budgetary reasons, some residents are responding by hiring private security guards. Doug Mosher, an Oakland resident says “At its current staffing level, [the police] are just unable to provide regular
Solar energy production at the utility scale still needs anotherdecade or more to become competitive with relatively cheap gas producedby fracking, according to an analysis by Citigroup. Even as solarbecomes competitive, the US will need gas produced by fracking as
ABC posted a story yesterday with the intriguing headline “Why Obama’s ‘Best Looking’ Comment Failed to Ignite Furor.” Granted there was some discussion and mild condemnation of the comments on left wing blogs, enough that Jay Carney expressed the President’s
Twenty conservative leaders have joined with Brent Bozell to demand that network news outlets devote some coverage to Kermit Gosnell’s trial. Thursday, the Media Research Center posted a letter on its website blasting ABC, CBS and NBC for failing to
There’s a new consensus forming that the worst forecasts for global climate change may need to be reconsidered. The clearest sign of this is a piece that appeared in the Economist March 30th titled “A Sensitive Matter.” The title of
Last week I noted that there was a boom in North Korean propaganda videos threatening the U.S. The North Koreans haven’t let up since then. Their latest clip includes soldiers firing at a target depicting a U.S. soldier. No translation
In response to Bill Kristol Wrong to Dismiss Young Adults: The debate about the wisdom of 26 year-olds is somewhat off base, in this sense: Politically, it’s not age that matters so much as stage of life. Whether someone is
The President has proclaimed the month of April National Financial Capability Month. What is National Financial Capability Month? It’s the federal government helping individuals and families make more accurate budgets. The proclamation reads “My Administration continues to encourage responsibility at
In a story about the Pope published on Easter Sunday the NY Times betrayed it’s ignorance of the holiday. The story contained this line which was intended to describe the meaning of Easter to readers, “Easter is the celebration of
Maryland’s Senate just voted to raise gas prices by 4 cents per gallon this summer and that’s just for starters. The 4 cent increase is just the first phase of a plan to refill the state’s transportation funding. Between now
The UAW is proudly announcing its third straight year of membership growth. However this year’s growth was fairly anemic. The union ended 2012 with 382,513 members, just 1,797 more than 2011. The UAW actually gained around 7,000 members in the