CourthouseNews and several other news outlets are running reports about Paulo Serodio, a medical student who was pushed out of medical school based on his comment in a cultural diversity class that he’s white, African, and American.
This whole hyphenated-American nonsense has gone so far over the top, it’s laughable. There have been numerous cases where, in their zeal for “political correctness,” media outlets have actually mis-reported the facts.
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TheSensibleGeek Observations immigration, Paulo Serodio, political correctness, politically correct
For quite some time, my position regarding the concept of “Equal Pay for Equal Work” has been that two people with identical experience, aptitude, responsibilities and performance should receive the same compensation. After having thought about it more over the last few days, I’m not so sure I still hold that viewpoint.
What follows is my train of thought on this subject. I’m particularly interested in my readers’ feedback on this one, so please email me with your comments at 
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TheSensibleGeek Economics equal pay, equal work, equality
CNSNews.com reported today that Representatives Michael Castle (R-Del.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) announced the introduction of a bill that would require a criminal background check in every weapons purchase. Currently, when a gun is sold privately from one individual to another, such as at a gun show, no background check is required by law. Other lawmakers, like Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Kan.), believe further regulation would be invasive and ineffective.
I agree with Rep. Tiahrt. When guns are more difficult to legally acquire, law abiding citizens are more deterred from purchasing a gun than criminals.
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TheSensibleGeek Economics, Politics gun control
I just wanted to jump on the proverbial bandwagon to point out how silly it is the extent to which the media is playing up this whole Swine H1N1 Flu virus. Media headlines blared that we were in the midst of a full on outbreak. The World Health Organization added fuel to the fire with their rating of 5 (pandemic imminent).
H1N1 Flu Facts: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/
- Confirmed cases of H1N1 Flu in the U.S.: 403 (as of 11:00 am ET, May 5, 2009)
- Deaths related to H1N1 Flu in the U.S.: 1 (as of 11:00 am ET, May 5, 2009)
Common Flu Facts: http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm
- Approximate cases of Flu in the U.S. each year: 5-20% of the population (15,000,000-60,000,000)
- Approximate Flu-related hospitalizations in the U.S. each year: 200,000
- Approximate Flu-related deaths in the U.S. each year: 36,000
That’s right, there are 98 times as many common flu deaths each year than there are H1N1 flu infections now.
I think it’s time the media stop making a big deal over this, because it’s not.
And neither was Avian Flu, West Nile Virus, SARS, or Mad Cow Disease.
Relax!
TheSensibleGeek Observations flu, h1n1, swine
