At long, long last — four months after it was promised — our stimulus money arrived today. Woo hoo. Undeserved money drawn from public debt in an improbable attempt to salvage the economic legacy of a failed government. But, like… Continue Reading
To call someone a “hypocrite” is usually a pretty bad thing. No one enjoys being called that and it seems to be a fairly stinging sort of insult. For instance, Senators Larry Craig and David Vitter are both “family values”… Continue Reading
Let me conjure up a visceral image for you – runoff rainwater in an alley in Chicago. Your reaction is probably “Ech.” Well, even after this program to create “green” alleys you probably still wouldn’t drink it. But at least… Continue Reading
Yeah, they really mean it. You can totally tell.
One of the most important decisions I will ever see was handed down by the Supreme Court today. The Supreme Court today definitively (if by only a narrow margin) resolved the question of whether the Second Amendment confers an individual… Continue Reading
6:15 a.m.: My alarm goes off. I arise, wash my face, and step out of the bedroom witn an intent to get a cup of coffee. The cat attempts to sneak in to the momentarily-open bedroom door but is deterred… Continue Reading
I’m looking for creative things to do for The Wife on her birthday this weekend. Yeah, sure, I can pay attention to her and do chores around the house and listen to what she says and assure her that she’s… Continue Reading
Driving ten miles an hour below the speed limit? That’s a perfectly good reason for a police officer to pull you over, at least in the Volunteer State. And then search your car for drugs. Which is what I suspect… Continue Reading
Atheists, particularly in the United States, have lost an engaging and effective spokesman today in George Carlin. CNN’s eulogy (linked) does not mention Carlin’s personal non-belief, which is fine; Carlin was a remarkable entertainer for a variety of other reasons.… Continue Reading
A challenge to the Defense of Bigotry Initiative has been lodged. I think it should be rejected, for some of the same reasons that Eugene Volokh suggests. A “revision” to the Constitution is something that changes the basic structure of… Continue Reading