August 3, 2009

Canadian Life Expectancy

Megan McArdle writes, under the heading Department of Awful Statistics

News flash:  Bill O'Reilly is not very bright.

Liberians Residing in Arizona Fret over "Backlash" in Gang Rape of Child

In July, four Liberian boys, aged 9 to 14, allegedly gang-raped an eight-year-old Liberian girl in Phoenix after luring her to a shed with the promise of gum. The boys are Liberian refugees. Public outrage about the crime was increased even more when the girl's father reportedly blamed the child for bringing shame upon the family.

California v. Texas

Ross Douthat follows up my old California v. Texas theme in the NY Times.

The key point that he leaves unsaid is that you can afford a huge Hispanic population a lot more easily in a conservative state than in a liberal one. But, can you stay a conservative state once you have a huge number of Hispanic voters?

The Jury Rules For America!

A civil jury of six Americans has decided, unanimously, that Martin Memorial Medical Center in Stuart, FL acted reasonably in its do-it-yourself deportation of Luis Jimenez, a brain-damaged illegal alien who had already cost the hospital $1.5 million in uncompensated care while he bunked with them over three years. So the hospital won't have to pay a $1-million claim lodged against it for continuing, lifetime care of Jimenez, who now resides with his elderly mother in a remote Guatemalan village.

Time To Go, Grandma!