Nerd News: Indiana College Bans National Anthem

Goshen College has banned the national anthem for being "too violent."  WHAT.  Oh, all right, I suppose you can defend the school on free speech grounds.  But the whole thing rubs me the wrong way.  It's not like banning the "Star-Spangled Banner" is the most offensive thing some campus critter has done in recent memory, but it still bothers me.  I've loved that song even more since I went to Fort McHenry.  If Goshen College is going to opt out, then I am emphatically opting in.  Have some fun with the song and its history, courtesy of the Smithsonian.

What Fresh Hell Is This?: On Illegal Police Entry in Indiana

Have you hugged your Fourth Amendment today?  This Indiana debacle would be hilariously stupid if it weren't so distressingly serious.  

Public Sector Unions, Absconding Politicians, and the Flight From Reality

Read this.  So it's not only a gross abdication of responsibility, Brave Sir Robin?  Pathetic.

Geek Fun: Make A Solar-Powered Death Ray

Life imitates science fiction.  Again.

Great Moments in Higher Education: Majoring in Magic

Meet a college Instudent whose major is magic.

(Or perhaps I should say, "ILLUSION, Michael.")