Viral Marketing
There are people who believe that everything scientists and doctors think they know about HIV is wrong. They include scientists, doctors, journalists, activists, HIV-positive people, …
Don’t Stop Believing
Thirty seconds on Google at any time in the past several months would have revealed to any interested party the gist of James Kirchick’s Jan. …
Diapers and Dynamite
I flew on a plane a couple of weeks after the ban on liquids went into effect. I have chronically dry hands, and when traveling …
This “Compliance” Stuff is Expensive
The 2006 ballot in Washington state will include Initiative 933. If it passes, the state government will be required to “consider and document” the adverse …
Just a Click Away
Users of Microsoft’s instant-messaging services can now click a “Report Abuse” button to alert law- enforcement officials to a conversation with a child predator. A …
Drinking Problem
In Washington state, where I live, the law prohibits a barkeep from serving alcohol to a person who appears to be intoxicated. It may therefore …
Context Clues
One has to wonder about a press that only recently figured out – apparently because of a paper published in the journal Psychopharmacology – that …
A Party in Search of Itself
“No cruising allowed,” the sign warned in large, red letters. As I drew near the intersection in downtown Portland, I looked around for a house …
Always Apologize, Never Explain
According to several news outlets, Rep. Cynthia McKinney The “apology” consists of a couple of expressions of “regret,” and ends: “I apologize.” Not “I apologize …
Port Ability
Following on the heels of Dubai Ports World’s decision to divest itself of U.S. holdings, and not to seek ownership of a company that operates …