Before anyone gets too excited, seeing Unspun™ back online again… I have no plans to start writing again. The only reason I put it back up is because the log files show many people still hitting my server (presumably directed here from search engines) looking for old articles and (in the interest of my own […]

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Once we’ve reached this point… Editorial Cartoonfrom Yahoo! …then what?

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Insurance companies are eager to convince us that jury awards need caps. We most often hear about this relating to medical malpractice, but if these companies had their way, all lawsuits would be capped — at some ridiculously low figure like $250,000. After all, the less they pay out, the more they make. And it’s […]

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“Fools” said I, “You do not know Silence like a cancer grows. Hear my words that I might teach you, Take my arms that I might reach you.” But my words like silent raindrops fell, And echoed In the wells of silence Lyrics and Music by Paul Simon If Rick really decides to shut down […]

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George Bush’s numbers in the polls are lookin’ good. And well they should be! Unemployment held steady at 5.6 percent. Sure, that’s not quite as good as things were under Bill Clinton, when unemployment remained below 5% (sometimes as low as 4%) for 34 months in a row. But, still! And new jobs? Well, last […]

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