“Waldo, the question is what are you doing out there?” Last year I asked a simple question: why should I follow the law? Or maybe it isn’t so simple. But lately I’ve […]
Civil disobedience is now mandatory
Jobs, Zuckerberg, Bezos: what do our titans of tech say about us?
We have met the enemy and he is us Steve Jobs may be the most significant human of the past century. Sure, that’s a huge claim, but with a series of innovations […]
Sentencing reform vs. Minority Report
Shocked, shocked I am to see good intentions go off the rails You know, it seems like only yesterday a particularly odd combination of Americans was aligned on at least one point…the […]
America’s open letter to Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince: fuck you
8chan is a cesspool. So is your office. Dear Mr. Prince: So, you flipped the switch on 8chan. In the wake of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, over […]
The WASR-10 rifle is a military weapon
The only functional difference between an AK-47 and the WASR-10 (and any of a dozen similar firearms) is the rate of fire. But given the size of the magazine and the lethality of the weapons, that’s a distinction without a difference.
Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher acquitted. Are we getting the whole story?
PBS News Hour reports: Why Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher was found not guilty of murdering Iraqi captive. When the King of All Dumpster Fires tweeted support, I knew Gallagher was guilty. At […]
Donald’s many moral failings have infected his entire Administration
After two years of tracking Donald’s loathsome behavior, I’ve counted hundreds of instances of moral corruption by Donald and his Administration.
When politicians speak, demand evidence of claims
Demand deeds, not words. Claims of values demand clear demonstrations. In the language of modern American politics (and surely elsewhere), one word has become debased currency. Values. When Bill Clinton said, “I […]
Columbine: it was 20 years ago today
It’s been 20 years. I’m not sure I have anything new to say. On April 20, 1999, at 11:19am MDT, the world changed.
New Mexico, vigilantes, abduction, and citizen’s arrest
New Mexico’s problem with aggravated assault and abduction By now you may have heard about the vigilante goon squad in New Mexico that “detained” approximately 300 people. As usual, I’m no attorney. […]
