Archive for March, 2008

A nanny should be someone you hire, not a public health researcher

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in nanny state | No Comments »

I meant to write about this last week, but I got sidetracked by other distractions. Young mothers don't kick habit long Young expectant mothers may quit drinking and smoking during pregnancy, but ... Read more..

All your death are belong to us

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in nanny state | 3 Comments »

This kind of misrepresentation ticks me off to no end: But opponents say the report shows a large increase in annual deaths since the law's implementation — 15 died under the ... Read more..

Love and Consequences

Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in media | 1 Comment »

At least a few of you have probably heard the ongoing scandal surrounding Love and Consequences, the falsified memoir by Margaret Jones, a.k.a. Peggy Seltzer. I wouldn't have given ... Read more..

Lunch links

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008 Posted in links | No Comments »

In Connecticut, an eighth grader has been suspended and stripped of his post as class Vice President because he was caught with a bag of (completely legal, yet still verboten) ... Read more..