The idea that a resident doc is made to work over 30 hours at a stretch is insane and wrong eight ways from Sunday. Is the medical establishment finally... uh... waking up? … [Read more...]

I have been struck lately by the spate of columns written by religious people struggling to explain how it is that a just God permits things like the Indian Ocean tsunami to occur.  And perhaps it's coincidence, but two columns written … [Read more...]

Fox's TV show "24" has been one of my favorite shows for the last three years, and now it's about to start its fourth season (Sunday night at 8 pm).This year, though, some are seeing more in 24 than just a really good TV … [Read more...]

... without exception! Look, there are certain folks that are using the season as a political football. For us blue-headed folks, let's not play that game. Hug your kids ... but hug your cantankerous Republican uncle even tighter … [Read more...]

In light of personal and professional obligations - as well as the fact that no one wants to spend the last couple of weeks of December huddled over a computer - there will be light posting until after New Year's.Blue Mass. Group recently … [Read more...]

The LA Times reports on the increasing prevalence of adult "superstores" in rural America, primarily near off-ramps of interstate highways (hat tip to How Appealing).The story reminds me of the time I spent driving around rural … [Read more...]

ROME - Santa Claus declared the Pope "naughty" for the first time in recent memory, and delivered a large lump of coal to him in time for Christmas.  In what was seen as a particularly harsh move on Santa's part, the coal was … [Read more...]

I disagree with Oliver Willis that CNN should become a liberal Fox News. Nope, what we really need is a bad-ass, take-no-prisoners, Joe-Friday-just-the-facts-ma'am, let-the-chips-fall-where-they-may, old time Woodward-'n-Bernstein, [insert … [Read more...]

The NY Times's Public Editor reports that the Times is reconsidering its recent abandonment of the Sunday "Arts & Leisure Guide," otherwise known as the "listings," in response to thousands of letters protesting the … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON - In a surprising turn of events, President Bush rejected the advice of outgoing White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales and commuted the death sentence of the turkey known as "Biscuits."  The President commented that … [Read more...]