Judges Shouldn’t Be “Lifers”
by Federal Judge James Munley has temporarily denied Hazelton, PA, the right to enforce a new local law that would: Fine landlords found to be renting …
Category: Society
Jon Swift: Smarmy Enough to Make Me Ill
Jon Swift’s return fire to Rush Limbaugh is brilliant. And disgusting. This is feel-good intellectual superiority at its worst. Smarmy, it seems, is back in …
Today’s Criminal Injustices
First, in moment of a staggering genius, the technical wizards at the Texas DPS have decided to track deported sex offenders after all. Andy Kahan, …
No Tag? Schools Are Idiots…
I was going to let pass the latest bit of stupidity on the part of some of our nation’s so-called institutes of learning, but Frank …
1/3 Say Torture OK
The BBC says that 29% of 27,000 respondents from 25 countries think some amount of torture is OK when used to combat terrorism. The percentage …
Smoking Bans, a Hesitant Thumbs Up
On the surface of it, I love the new rage of banning of smoking in public restaurants and bars. As a matter of principle, however, …
England’s Veil Debate
There’s an interesting row going on in England about Muslim women’s head scarves and their effect on cross-cultural relations. I don’t know beans about Mr. …
Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person …
The Internet, an Emotional Dead Zone
The Internet is the most amazing tool of our time – or any time – for spreading information around. But when it comes to person-to-person …
Weed Aids Alzheimer’s?
Wouldn’t this piss of the Prez and DEA if true? The whole war on drugs is a stupid waste of time anyway…