I was a professional road cyclist for over 1-decade in the U.S. and in Europe. This is a frequent occurrence, especially in the U.S. where police officers are not used to the high speeds of runners or cyclists, especially when they are "breaking away" (accelerating away from the pack). It's very common to out…

I respect the lack of flossing about what kind of boat. It's a boat. In the ocean. With party. And bullshit. And party. And bullshit.

Glad to see someone is covering this

This understanding is incorrect. It does not get confused. ABS outperforms the vast majority of drivers even if some tires have traction and others don't. ABS automates the process of separating controls to keep traction. In icy conditions if you brake and steer simultaneously you frequently require more tire…

I have two cars with ABS (2013 Outback and a 2006 Mazda 3) it is freaking magic on ice and snow. I hate driving our old truck without ABS when it is really slick. With ABS just depress the pedal and the car stops eventually. I have never experienced ABS confusion due to really slick roads. I live in NW Montana, we…

Try living in Atlanta for a while. When I moved here from NJ back in 1995, my boss told me he expected me to be in the office ON TIME, regardless of the weather, because I was "a Yankee who was used to driving in the snow."

HAH! For reals.

Former hospital lawyer here. It's pretty clear just from Mom's quote that she is uninformed and dangerously influencing her daughter's decision-making. I've seen it before. Parents disappeared out of state when they knew we (the hospital/clinic) were serious about reporting them to CPS if they failed to have their…

Do you guys use Gillick competence? I'm from a different country (at least, I'm assuming so!) and we do. It's a widespread precedent for children making their own decisions regarding healthcare, awarding them a sliding scale of competence to make their own decisions, within a similar framework to the one you…

I know you're caught up now, so I won't reply to your original points, but I wanted to reassure you that CCMC would *never* report a parent without serious cause. They are not one of those hospitals that reports every kid who comes in with a bruise. They are a good hospital with smart people.

So over the way this is being portrayed nationally.

As a CT native and a health care professional, this situation disturbs me. My college health care ethics course emphasized autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice as the four key tenets of medical ethics. This case and the behavior of the health care professionals involved doesn't seem to be doing a great…

I think Ross Douthat, of all people, actually had the best response to this:

VERY clearly seen in the fact that the reporter who approached her with the original question, a white man, somehow thought that during a luncheon celebrating the MLK movie Selma would be an appropriate time to pose a question to her about a black male rapist that in no way departs from the same racist archetype of…

You know Cosby was black for those 10 years between the time Andrea Constandt brought forth her first accusations and the moment when Hannibal Buress (also black) helped bring those charges into the public consciousness, right? And that during those were 10 years where plenty of white media types that could have…

No. What a bunch of bullshit. Bill Cosby is white America's favorite house negro. They let him get away with raping white women for decades; they wouldn't willingly throw "a good one" under the bus. There is definitely an important dimension of race involved, but there is also an incredibly powerful sociopath with…

In arguing with somebody about this online several years ago, I finally said "Look, my daughter is still learning to respond gracefully when she can't have what she wants, and that the universe isn't fair, and that she needs to be patient when her needs conflict with those of the people around her. She's four. What's…

Pfft, I am on the mother's side here.

What is up with people who get all pissed off about crying babies on airplanes? Get over it you special snowflakes.

I don't know which is worse, the unrepentant killer or the man who insists to the end that he meant well.