The Beer Barrel

(updated below - Update II)

One of the favorite self-affirming pastimes of establishment Democratic and Republican pundits is to mock anyone and everyone outside of the two-party mainstream as crazy, sick lunatics. That serves to bolster the two political parties as the sole arbiters of what is acceptable: anyone who meaningfully deviates...

Michael J. Ryan, Ph.D., a scientist at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, has announced the discovery of a new horned dinosaur, Medusaceratops lokii. Approximately 20 feet long and weighing more than 2 tons, the newly identified plant-eating dinosaur lived nearly 78 million...

Amazingly, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard, a Democrat, is vowing to fight the Obamacrats if they sue over the law, which it seems they're likely to do.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100528/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_doj_ariz_immigration

Bear in mind though that Goddard is running for governor...

Skin color affects ability to empathize with pain

By Denise Mann, Health.com


Humans are hardwired to feel another person's pain. But they may feel less innate empathy if the other person's skin color doesn't match their own, a...

Schumer Wants New Rules for Pre-Paid Cellphones

By Devlin Barrett

Pre-paid cellphones are a favorite of drug dealers, crooks, and even terrorists, and New York Sen. Charles Schumer said it’s time to make it...