Did you know 40% of the U.S. Senate are millionaires?See “Millionaires populate U.S. Senate”. The House isn’t much better, with our own John Dingell high in the running. From “Pelosi among wealthiest Democrats in House.”:“Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan Democrat, the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the longest-serving House lawmaker, […]
Censorship in Iraq“Iraq’s lethal peace could yet change American minds” editorializes London’s left-leaning Guardian, pointing out that: “Almost unnoticed outside Iraq, the senior US administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, has issued a proclamation outlawing any “gatherings, pronouncements or publications” that call for the return of the Ba’ath party – or for opposition to the US […]
United Press Internantional has released this analysis of the U-M case interviewing Peter Kirsanow, appointed by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; and Marvin Krislov, the University’s general counsel. Kirsanow predicts Rehnquist, Kennedy, Scalia, Thomas and O’Connor voting to overturn Bakke – ruling diversity is not a compelling state interest: “Why […]
As a note of explanation, the thing below my archives in the left column is an advertisement. Blogs of War has bought the first ad for t-shirts and other stuff celebrating Senator Orrin Hatch’s comment that he would support technology, if it existed, that would destroy the computer of users who violated copyright law. (See […]
I just sent this letter to the editor to the Ann Arbor news regarding their story today about the U.S. Patriot act forum: “From: Rob Goodspeed To: letters@annarbornews.comSubject: Letter to the Editor – Re: Patriot Act Resolution Forum To the editor: I was surprised by the blatantly ideological nature of the Ann Arbor News article […]
REGENT MEETING HIGHLIGHTSHere are some highlights from today’s Regents meeting: President Mary Sue Coleman opened the meeting with an update about campus efforts to address sexual assault and harassment on campus. Coleman said among the proposals a committee was considering was expanding mandatory sexual harassment training from freshman orientation to during the year for all […]
The Michigan Daily censored longtime Daily reporter and columnist David Enders last February when they withheld from publication the column he had written for that week. Read the censored column here.