If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that Government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because society finds the idea itself offensive or disagreeable. […]
When speech isn’t free — but ought to be
Oppo research in the era of Nunes
There must be something in the water supply. The Nunes memo is a done deal, out on the intertubes for everyone to speculate about. It should be crystal clear to all but […]
Shutdown: some historical perspective
My two cents and $5 might get you a value meal somewhere. I like a little historical perspective. It all started when this guy did all these things, but in keeping with […]
Michael Wolff’s Fire & Fury: is this the future of journalism?
As corrupt politicians evolve, so also must journalism. It may be ugly, but perhaps it’s necessary. Scrogue Emeritus Russ Wellen forwarded along Drew Magary’s recent GQ piece on Michael Wolff this morning, and it […]
The decent thing on Ocean Avenue
We’re built this way, thankfully… A few weeks ago in San Francisco, I had just left my favorite comics shop and was in my car about to turn south onto Ocean Avenue […]
A day to not be thankful …
Since I left college in the ‘60s, my “thankful” list has shrunk. The “not thankful” list is on its second ream of paper. Ah, Thanksgiving. The time to be thankful, as tradition […]
The corrupt American Congress: Extortionists? Or seduced by bribes? Now that’s something for the FBI to investigate
Now that the FBI has its gumshoes working on cleaning up college athletics, perhaps it could focus on examining corruption elsewhere — perhaps in the American Congress, as my S&R college Sam […]
Washington Post finally realizes “both sides” journalism is bad
It only took them 50 years to catch up with Hunter Thompson. Earlier Dr. Denny sent around an email. It linked to a WaPo article by Margaret Sullivan entitled “This week should put […]
Gannett adopts the blue dot, emblematic of market-driven thinking, at its newspapers
Oh, my. Look at the dot. It’s blue. It’s representative of “one unified network,” says the chief marketing officer of Gannett, owner of the USA Today Network. The blue dot — and […]
For the want of critical thinking, America has succumbed to tribalism
Antarctica is cold. I learned that in grade school. The record is 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit below zero set in 1983. Did you know the southernmost continent is also a desert? I know […]
