Last night I was reading this story in the New York Times: “On Vaccines, Kennedy Has Broken Sharply With the Mainstream” It’s about RFK Jr recently canceling almost $500 million in grants and contracts for mRNA vaccine research, the research that gave us the Covid vaccine and other vaccines, mostly for upper respiratory diseases. I … Continue reading Curses, foiled again
The war on women just took a bizarre new twist. Arizona has sent to the governor’s desk a bill that declares pregnancies in the state begin two weeks before conception. According to the Huffington Post, “‘A sentence in the bill defines gestational age as “calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period of … Continue reading Arizona: Pregnancy begins before conception
Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords” of Arizona made a surprise appearance on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this afternoon to vote on the bill to raise the debt ceiling. She was greeted with a standing ovation. What a gutsy woman. Shot in the head in January, it was a miracle she even survived. … Continue reading Welcome back, Gabby
The Supreme Court today upheld an Arizona state law that would penalize businesses hiring illegal immigrants. The case was Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting. Frankly, I’m really surprised. There’s been so much talk about Arizona’s immigration-related laws (particularly SB 1070) being unconstitutional because immigration enforcement is the federal government’s responsibility, not the states’. Today’s ruling … Continue reading A surprisingly logical Supreme Court decision
The Arizona Legislature has passed a bill requiring presidential candidates to produce birth certificates to prove they were born in the U.S. in order to get on the Arizona ballot. If Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signs it, it will become law. The bill was instigated by “birthers” who hope to keep President Obama off the … Continue reading Arizona birther law: Bring it on
Not surprisingly, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today refused to lift its stay on the enforcement of much of Arizona’s controversial anti–illegal immigration bill, SB 1070. The law, scheduled to take effect last July, would have allowed police, in certain circumstances, to ascertain the immigration status of persons stopped for other violations. The … Continue reading Injunction stands against AZ immigration law
