CDC Statistics

I’ve been looking for site with this data for a while. It turns out that the Center for Disease Control has a searchable database for all injury-related statistics in the United States. Just to be fair–so that no one can object to my tailoring the data–I compared ALL gun-related deaths with ALL automobile-related deaths. That …

On Piety and Patriotism

Professor Emeritus Charles W. Hendrick of Missouri State University has posted an opinion piece at the Springfield News-Leader in which he describes his views on the relationship of religion and government. Mr. Hendrick makes several errors in his opinion, the primary of which–the idea that U. S. Constitution explicitly provides for a policy of “separation …

John Kerry At It Again…

Well, at least he didn’t mention “Jenjis” Khan this time… Senator Kerry was just on FOX News explaining how the Surge was EXACTLY the WRONG tactic to take, and how all of the success in Iraq is really due to the Awakening–which was completely uninfluenced by the Surge. Of course, he went out of his …

Precedents on Habeas Corpus

I’ve been listening to Fox News report on the upcoming trial of Osama bin Laden’s driver, who requested a Writ of Habeas Corpus in accordance with the latest ruling by the Supreme Court on the subject. I can’t recall anyone ever having petitioned for a writ on war crimes before, so I looked it up. …

Iraqi thoughts on Obama

Read the article here: The New York Times, not exactly the most unbiased of sources, today ran an article on the opinions of Iraqis regarding the potential election of Barack Obama (note: not regarding the upcoming election in general). The reporters even went so far as to interview the brother of one of three terrorists …