–How many Olympic protest requests have China’s Communists approved?
–Should a public school issue prison-style jumpsuits to students who violate the dress code? (Via QuizLaw.)
–Who insists that obesity is as great a national threat as terrorism? (“The Government was quick to move for things like ID cards or 42-day detention without trial — now it needs to show similar leadership in public health.”) (Via Junkfood Science.)
–A Special Guest Question: Do Social Networks Bring the End of Privacy?
–Special Follow-Up Question: Will you remember to post this to Twitter and Facebook?
–Is the galaxy ready for a gay Hutt? (“George one day was watching it and said ‘I want him to sound like Truman Capote.’”) (Via Box Turtle Bulletin.)
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Link Mark // Aug 18, 2008 at 11:39 pm
I for one would like to agree with Professor Hunter – obesity is definitely every bit as great a national threat as terrorism. Of course, that begs the question: how great a national threat IS terrorism? Based on the number of people who have been killed in Western countries by terrorism in the last 20 years or so, I'm going to guess that it's safe to say that obesity has been a far bigger killer. Of course, whether we should regard either as a true "national threat" capable of creating an existential crisis, well, that is indeed another story.
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