God, hes left as on aur oun.
Film at elevenses.
Medley’s noting another disquieting example of the government threatening experts who speak out against a proposed government policy. This time, it’s about the dismantling of Head Start, which, despite years of sketchy funding and grudging support, is still one of the more impressive federal success stories. Ah, well; scratch off another opportunity for your tax dollars to do some good in this world. —Elayne ties it to a venerable PBS institution in trouble because of a lack of cartoon figures ripe for exploitation on jammies and lunchboxes.
From one Sara to another: Sara Ryan links to the text of a great speech Sara Peretsky’s been delivering these days.
Ampersand is all up in Congress’s face about the “Partial-Birth” Abortion Ban: it’s patently unconstitutional, and he makes his case quite clearly here, here, and here (with a sidetrack to [shudder] the Corner here). A fourth part of his series will be coming up next week, looking at what we might expect from the Supremes, given that O’Connor will almost certainly resign before this travesty of law reaches their chambers; look for it.
I never got around to pointing out that Fantagraphics needs your help, but since everybody and her sister was on top of it, my slacking doesn’t matter so much in this hill of beans. The which said, here’s a quickie update on how they’re faring, and a reminder that now’s a great time to pick up a copy of Safe Area Goradze, a Maakies collection, or the TPB of Small Favors.
Judging from the comments section, and much to his puzzled bemusement, Kevin’s two-week old post on the Dixie Chicks and FUTK still has freakishly gawky legs. I point it out less for any insight the ongoing discussion might offer (pretty much nil) than for the entertainment value it offers as a curious singularity.
And, well, it’s mildly instructive to note the differences in headlines covering Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix’s final address to the Security Council: “US deaf to arms inspections pleas,” says the New Zealand Herald; “Blix decries coalition’s intelligence on Iraq arms,” says the International Herald Tribune; “Blix: Inspections could yet turn up banned weapons in Iraq,” MSNBC; “Blix: ‘No surprise’ if WMD found,” CNN. —Take from that what you will, which is the point, really.
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