Found this little nugget via Reason Express: “The Missouri legislature has outlawed taking pictures of animals in barns without an owner’s permission. The fear is that undercover reporters or animal rights activists could use the photographs to allege animal abuse.” Great. Next, Big Government’ll be telling me I need permission to take tasteful photos of nude junior high school boys playing volleyball for my very popular “Nude Junior High School

A blogger triumverate on Tech Central today: Radley Balko, on the failures of HOV lanes; Glenn Reynolds on Martian terraforming and “beneficial contamination”; and Pejman Yousefzadeh on deterrence, terrorism, and regime change. Incidentally, of the three, Pej’s is the only column that isn’t accompanied by a headshot photo. Which may explain why he’s doing so well in that “sexy male bloggers” poll Beach Blanket Barbie’s been running… Just a thought.

A blogger triumverate on Tech Central today: Radley Balko, on the failures of HOV lanes; Glenn Reynolds on Martian terraforming and “beneficial contamination”; and Pejman Yousefzadeh on deterrence, terrorism, and regime change. Incidentally, of the three, Pej’s is the only column that isn’t accompanied by a headshot photo. Which may explain why he’s doing so well in that “sexy male bloggers” poll Beach Blanket Barbie’s been running… Just a thought.

From The National Post: “Terrorist groups are using the Internet to recruit international suicide bombers, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said yesterday.” “The Los Angeles-based organization found two sites, one in Iran and the other in Gaza. With a few clicks of a mouse and the keying-in of basic contact information, volunteers can enlist for an attack on the United States or Israel.” […] The […] centre launched Digital Hate 2002,

I really liked this New York Times headline, though I’m not quite sure why: “Bush Begins Mission to Assure Europeans He Wants Their Advice.” Oh yeah. And there’s a story attached, too. Related: “Brad Pitt Begins Mission to Assure ‘Ugly Chicks’ that ‘Real Beauty is on the Inside.’”

Stanford Researchers Establish Link Between Creative Genius and Mental Illness “For decades, scientists have known that eminently creative individuals have a much higher rate of manic depression, or bipolar disorder, than does the general population. But few controlled studies have been done to build the link between mental illness and creativity. Now, Stanford researchers Connie Strong and Terence Ketter, MD, have taken the first steps toward exploring the relationship.” Using

Stanford Researchers Establish Link Between Creative Genius and Mental Illness “For decades, scientists have known that eminently creative individuals have a much higher rate of manic depression, or bipolar disorder, than does the general population. But few controlled studies have been done to build the link between mental illness and creativity. Now, Stanford researchers Connie Strong and Terence Ketter, MD, have taken the first steps toward exploring the relationship.” Using

I’ve been a bit rough of late on the TAPPED Groupthink Collectivetrade; (incidentally, you can see the Collectivetrade; in its younger incarnation by renting Billy Jack — though back in ’71, the Collective called itself, alternately, the “Other Ways Demolition Squad” or “The Committee,” and featured a long-haired Howard Hesseman, who called himself “Don Sturdy”), but really, TAPPED ain’t all squishy libbies feeling put-upon having to look after droopy-lidded Chevy

I’ve been a bit rough of late on the TAPPED Groupthink Collectivetrade; (incidentally, you can see the Collectivetrade; in its younger incarnation by renting Billy Jack — though back in ’71, the Collective called itself, alternately, the “Other Ways Demolition Squad” or “The Committee,” and featured a long-haired Howard Hesseman, who called himself “Don Sturdy”), but really, TAPPED ain’t all squishy libbies feeling put-upon having to look after droopy-lidded Chevy

“52 percent of people 57 and older […] said they’d rather die in 10 years than adopt a strict diet,” Freep reports. “[Executive director for the Alliance for Aging Research, Daniel] Perry speculates that the 57-and-older crowd may be fed up with diets that don’t work. He called it ‘diet rage,’ or disgust with the demands of getting healthy.” Confession: I’ve been dieting for about three weeks now. I have