Posted by Richard Bennett
New home sales declined 11.3% last month, the biggest drop in more than a decade:
WASHINGTON — New-home sales posted the biggest fall in nearly 12 years last month, while a strong surge in the volatile aircraft sector boosted demand for expensive manufactured goods.
Amid mounting interest rates, sales of single-family homes decreased 11.3% to a seasonally [...]
Posted by Richard Bennett
The court’s ruling that Intelligent Design is nothing more than a sham was better than I’d expected:
A “hypothetical reasonable observer,” adult or child, who is “aware of the history and context of the community and forum” is also presumed to know that ID is a form of creationism. Child Evangelism, 386 F.3d at 531 (citations [...]
Posted by Richard Bennett
I’m opposed to the death penalty and have been for quite some time. While there are several good reasons to oppose the death penalty, the one that I find most compelling is the sloppiness of the criminal justice system. Eye-witness testimony is notoriously inaccurate, and it’s the gold standard of evidence, and physical evidence is [...]
- December 15th
- Filed under: Law