Prosecutors in Massachusetts have taken the unusual step of filing felony charges against nine teenagers who allegedly bullied 15-year-old Phoebe Prince so badly that she hanged herself. Good on those prosecutors. If these kids are convicted, I hope they all go to jail for the maximum time allowed under law, and that they don’t serve…

“To live is Christ; to die is gain.” — St. Paul, martyr, to the Phillippians. “Hold the crucifix up before my eyes so I may see it until I die.” — Joan of Arc, at her martyrdom by fire. “I have seen Christians in Communist prisons with fifty pounds of chains on their feet, tortured…

Or, well, hardly anything. Tonight I pan-fried some scallops in olive oil, sprinkled some sea salt on them, and enjoyed 15 minutes of bliss. And now I see that my pal Amy Sullivan has written a piece implicitly denying the deliciousness of scallops, and confessing to the world that she’s a foodie who has an…

Not really. I don’t believe in torture. Still, I wonder how people who do believe in waterboarding terrorism suspects to make ’em tell what they know would feel about applying that technique to the nine members of the fanatical Christian militia arrested in Michigan on terrorism charges. Here’s a promotional video the Christian militia produced.…

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