Wait, isn’t that what they’re asking for? Cleveland Police Calling for Open Carry Ban at RNC After Baton Rouge Shootings This just gets touchier and more complex as the hours roll by. […]
New Yorker starts analysis of Trump with, “honestly…”
What have we learned about that? Well, actually, the headline is just a hair away from that, “Being honest about Trump.” I think it qualifies, though. So would WSJ in this piece, […]
When is sharing a password a federal crime? And when isn’t it?
By Carole McNall I glanced at the sexy headline: Sharing your Netflix password is now a federal crime, court rules. Intrigued, I read the story. Then I read the court case, United […]
#WhichCorpsesMatter
That’s what I want to know Here’s my big reason to care about the #BlackLivesMatter versus #AllLivesMatter jousting match. I’m not the sentimental sort. I don’t have a deeply personal interest in the deeply […]
Cui bono: how did Berrien County, Michigan hit the headlines?
Horse race reportage, part umpteen. Special Edition: Not Election Coverage I first spotted this tragic news at BBC, when there wasn’t yet anything world newsworthy about it, even from their own coverage […]
#blacklivesmatter versus #alllivesmatter
White man ISO white people to explain something to me I have yet to take a strong stand on this whole #blacklivesmatter and #alllivesmatter and #bluelivesmatter and #enoughwiththehashtagsmatter issue, and I’m fairly […]
Another Fourth, another episode of blissful national blindness
No red, white, and blue adorn my flagpole. No patriotic bunting arches over my front door. No fireworks await their flaming demise. I no longer enjoy the nation’s formal parting from Great […]
Can ISPs be sued for copyright infringement? Well, you can try.
By Amber Healy It is unreasonable to try to hold internet service providers (ISPs) responsible for the content a subscriber uses or downloads — even if that content has been pirated or […]
Can we just repeal the Fourth Amendment?
We’re not really using it anyway The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no […]
To reduce gun violence, make gun owners and sellers liable for violence committed with their guns
Let me start this post with an admission. If I had the power, I’d happily ban assault weapons completely. I’d also round up the majority of assault-style weapons presently in circulation and […]
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