- Waco:
- Waco probes could miss the point.
- The Dallas Morning News has an archive at Waco Re-examined. The archive goes back to January of 1996.
- The Sierra Times is organizing Mt. Carmel - The Homecoming for April 19.
- Alcohol:
- Bargeek.com wants to be your ultimate bar guide.
- Irish pubs open longer hours. And there was much rejoicing.
- Straw unveils 24-hour pubs revolution. Solving the problem of binge drinking at closing time by not having a closing time.
- Ray Davies wrote Oh Demon Alcohol. A fine cautionary song.
- Tobacco:
- The Tobacco BBS has news, history and a good set of links. And an easy to remember URL.
- Role reversal in the Supreme Court discusses the ruling that the FDA does not have the power to regulate tobacco.
- They call them 'warning labels,' don't they? Smoking is dangerous. Apparently she gets almost $2 million because she didn't get that.
- N.Y. Eyes 'Fire Safe' Cigarette Bill. They want to require cigarettes that won't burn. Seems that'd make 'em tougher to smoke.
- Firearms (because with only alcohol and tobacco, it's just another night in a smoky bar):
- An Army of Gun Lies exposes many of the lies propagated by the anti-gun lobby and politicians.
- Ban the Bathtub - bathtubs cause hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injuries every year.
- Accidental medical vs. firearms deaths. Short, sweet, to the point.
- One man packs, another attacks. A self-proclaimed peace activist attacked a pro-gun activist who refused to fight back in Colorado. An armed society is a polite society.
- Australia Co. Claims Safer Handgun which sounds like something I'd never buy.
- Consequences of a sellout and Power hungry talk about the Smith & Wesson agreement with HUD.
- I'm Bored by Karl Auerbach is an essay on gun violence.