Daily Archives: January 29, 2002

Crime and punishment

Posted on January 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Oliver Willis has his say about what jail should be about. In a word, says Willis, it’s about punishment. I think this position, while emotionally satisfying, is wrong on several levels. First, I’ll stipulate that certain crimes and certain criminals … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Left Turn

Posted on January 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

According to this annual survey, incoming college freshmen are more liberal than any time since 1975. As a college student from the Reagan years, in which the joke on campus was that our boomer-era profs were more liberal than the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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If I could read your mind…

Posted on January 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a woman right here in the Houston area who claims to be a “pet psychic”. You can see her do her thing tonight on Animal Planet. Now, I don’t know about you, but I don’t need to pay some … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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