Weird Game of the Day (Wizbang Sports)

In the Houston-Milwaukee game the Brewers' Ben Sheets threw only nine pitches in one inning and struck out the side. He became only the 37th pitcher in major league history to do that. Later on, the Astros' Brad Lidge struck out four in an inning to stop a potential Brewers rally.

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Wizbang: Religious convert arrested for recruitment center bomb threat in Baltimore

Any clues as to what religion he may've converted to? Authorities say a 21-year-old man has been arrested in the Baltimore area for plotting to blow up a military recruitment...

1:53 PM | 10 comments

Wizbang: "If you want to give to a charity... UNICEF is a poor choice"

David Kopel: International Adoption: The Human Rights Position is an article in Global Policy by Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Bartholet. A response article from Paulo Barrozo of Boston College Law School amplifies some...

12:53 PM | 1 comments

Wizbang: Publish And Be Damned

I've mentioned a couple of times that I'm a moderately dedicated blood donor. I've lost track of the precise number, but I know it's over seven gallons -- somewhere around...

11:00 AM | 18 comments

Wizbang: Meet Michael J. Copps, control freak on steroids

Remember when your mom monitored everything you watched on television, who your friends were, and what you did when you were out with them to make sure your weren't corrupting...

10:11 AM | 13 comments

Wizbang: Carnival of Crony Capitalism

There is a huge difference between a government that is "business-friendly" and a government that is "market-friendly." The Obama Administration resides squarely in the former category. First from American Thinker's...

9:50 AM | 2 comments

Wizbang: Heat And Light

Over at Ace of Spades' site, Gabriel Malor has a very insightful (and typically hysterically vulgar) analysis of just how good a deal the Republicans worked with the Obama administration...

7:00 AM | 12 comments

Wizbang: Sissy Willis has your quote of the day

If this doesn't nail the press' hypocrisy, nothing does: Interesting that the lamestream media, mindlessly mouthing the mantra of Sarah Palin's lack of intellectual curiosity never thought to ask John...

6:20 AM | 3 comments

Wizbang: With Yesterday's Tax Deal, The Emperor Loses More of His New Clothes

Republicans and The White House reached an important compromise yesterday, which included a two year extension of most of the 2002 income tax rate adjustments for individuals and businesses, and...

6:20 AM | 11 comments

Wizbang: Are we really at war in Afghanistan?

Or are we playing deadly games? When I read crap like this and think about the blood and treasure we're commiting to the fight, I am sickened: More than 500 suspected...

6:01 AM | 10 comments

Wizbang: Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

The family's statement is most moving: Elizabeth Anania Edwards, mother, author, advocate died today at her home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by her family. Today we have lost the comfort...

6:23 PM | 14 comments