Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is apparently deeply concerned that Planned Parenthood takes federal money while also engaging in political activities, since even though PP doesn't spend its federal funding on politics, money is fungible. This is a pretty bad argument, but it seems to be the one he's making. Here's the thing: Catholic Charities gets … Continue reading What’s the difference?

Yeah, that was a Bill Clinton joke, but after three years of blogging I think I'm entitled to one. Sometimes checking the news feed in the morning leads to a little unintentional humor, though not necessarily of the "laugh" variety. Like this morning, when I first read this Al Jazeera piece: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei … Continue reading It depends on the meaning of ISIS