Monthly Archives: July 2011

I paid no attention to the trial of the Florida mother, Casey Anthony, who allegedly killed her two-year-old daughter — until the jury reached a Not Guilty verdict on the key charges this week.  She was found Not Guilty on … Continue reading →

Failure to show people what you’re doing doesn’t necessarily indicate guilt, but it sure raises doubts.  New York Times food expert Mark Bittman has reported that — while Iowa’s efforts to prevent scrutiny of farms (it’s “ag-gag” law) hasn’t passed … Continue reading →

A Washington Post article on wealth in America recently cited the CIA’s World Factbook as ranking the United States as, in the WP’s words, “far more unequal than the European Union and the United Kingdom. The United States is in … Continue reading →