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April 5, 2006

Another moment of unabashed pragmatism

Readying myself for today’s stress echocardiogram, I choose a pair of light cross-training shoes, yellow spandex running shorts, and a black mesh shirt that allows my skin to breathe. The black porkpie hat and chain wallet?  Well, those just cap off the outfit.  And sometimes, health is all about feeling good about yourself.

When it says Libby Libby Libby on the label label label…

Writing for The American Thinker, Clarice Feldman takes on special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald and the Libby prosecution in a long an interesting follow-up to an earlier post.  From “The Potemkin Prosecution: Part Two”: At the heart of Libby’s procedural defense is the creation by then-Acting Attorney General James Comey of a special counsel cut free from all supervision and direction and all limitations on his conduct set forth in Department

Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, abridged 23

On most occasions, bumps in the road are best circumvented.  But there are certain times, times the true the initiate feels in his gut, when those bumps are worth hitting full-throttle—particularly if they are the kinds of bumps that grow emboldened by the predictable patience and tolerance of the general motoring public.

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness (unless and until such time as said “happiness” conflicts with the dicta of your betters, who will then step in and direct you to the Kashi)—UPDATED

Jacob Sullum, Reason, “Unfair Food” (May print edition): Obese people who blame restaurant chains or other food sellers for making them fat face a daunting obstacle when try to recover damages in court:  They have to show that a particular company is responsible for their obesity.  But Richard Daynard, a Northeastern University law professor who runs the Obesity and Law Project at the Public Health Advocacy Institute, thinks he has

“Top Colleges Reject Record Numbers”

From the WSJ (subscription only): Concluding one of the most brutal admission seasons ever, college officials say they are accepting an unusually low percentage of applicants. Elite colleges including Brown University, Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania say they have accepted a smaller percentage of applicants than ever before. Brown admitted only 13.8% of applicants, down from the 14.6% of applicants it accepted last year. That is a record-low