All the horrible things I read on the NYT today

All sorts of new fun laws for gun-lovers in Tennessee - now you can even carry guns in public parks! That's right, let's bring death to our playgrounds. One of my favorite parts:

The new Tennessee laws also include measures that will allow permit holders to carry guns in bars and restaurants, if they are not drinking alcohol, and to carry a loaded rifle or shotgun in their vehicles if the ammunition is in the magazine but not in the chamber, although it can be in the chamber for purposes of self-defense.

Read the full article here

A new ACLU report shows that anti-Muslim extremism in our country is actually preventing Muslims from fulfilling their spiritual duty of zakat. Discriminatory statutes have shut down nine Muslim charities to date, citing concerns that these charities were funding terrorism even without proof or due process. Read the full article here.

Sotomayer is being called discriminatory for being a part of an all-female networking club because there is no place for men in the Belizean Grove club. That is the biggest crock I've heard in a while. Meanwhile, no one is concerned that top executives of Victoria's Secret, a company that uses prison labor, or other major corporations are her co-grovers. Argh. Read full article here

Music and arts education is declining in the U.S. We're headed towards standardization and mediocratization - whooooooo. Read here.