"You say you want a revolution"

I wonder whether civil disobedience or violent revolutions have caused more net social progress.

Texas

I've discovered the real reason Texas's so big on the death penalty: they can't keep live prisoners locked up.

Could be worse

We could have reelected a man wanted on 25 counts of murder, unnumbered charges of corruption, and legally barred from office until 2010.

More persons

Sunday's twister, part of a line of thunderstorms that smashed through the region about 2 a.m. Sunday, killed at least 22 people. Four people died in neighboring Warrick County.

Authorities also are counting as a fifth death the 8-month-old fetus of one of the victims.

(CNN)

Echoing previous thoughts of mine on the subject, I find this slightly disturbing.