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Entries from January 2005

Teaching Conservatives

January 7th, 2005 · No Comments

Used to be the day when I’d say, “There are times you read about something and you just have to say, ‘huh?’ and shake your head.” Then there was a period of time when it happened almost daily. Nowadays, the hardest part is that nothing really surprises me anymore. If I woke up tomorrow and […]

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Tags: Culture Wars

Caught in a Blogfire

January 6th, 2005 · No Comments

One might wonder when Unspun™ is ever going to get original content again, but never fear (hopefully) help is on the way! I’m guest-blogging at Chepooka today, where I discuss the demise of CNN’s Crossfire. (Thanks, Bob, for the stimulus on that one!) While there, I noticed a horrific link Taughnee — owner of the […]

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

No Rest For the Weary?

January 5th, 2005 · No Comments

Got a nice juicy attempted murder case dropped into my lap, so I’ve been pretty busy. Since I probably don’t have time for a “real” post today here, I thought I’d point out that yesterday I had my debut as a guest blogger on My Left Brain. So if you get a chance, pop on […]

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

Thaw Out, Dude!

January 4th, 2005 · 5 Comments

Another local Fresno legal type whose blog I periodically read wrote recently about issues of global warming. He’s convinced that scientific evidence of global warming is akin to the anecdotal evidence he received from a cabbie in Alaska recently — and just as (un)reliable. He wonders why Discover and the New York Times keep printing […]

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Tags: Environment

On Tsunamis & Bogs, Part 2: Where Are The Christians?

January 2nd, 2005 · 3 Comments

It seems appropriate to me — this being Sunday, which for most Christians is the day they go to hear preachers — to introduce another “Balaam’s Ass” post. Yesterday, I wrote about the terror of the tsunami that has struck Indonesian countries. I pointed out the incongruity of our willingness to step in with what […]

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Tags: Social Issues