On this day in 1773, patriots protested the Tea Act by dressing up as Mohawk and Narragansett Indians, boarding ships in the Harbor, and dumping over 90,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor. The water of Boston Harbor has been… Continue Reading
The closest thing that exists in the world of litigation to a rule or statute banning the filing of frivolous lawsuits is Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. The reason that “frivolous lawsuits” are not banned is because that concept… Continue Reading
From the Freakonomics blog at the Gray Lady, I learned about Swoopo.com. This is evil. Click on the link and see what the opening page looks like. It appears that things are for auction for ridiculously cheap prices. There’s two… Continue Reading
Helen Smith, from back in good ol’ Knoxville, gets it exactly right in giving advice to a teacher: …what a teacher chooses to teach can have a hand in how that student thinks about the world. That said, Scott, in… Continue Reading
We can count on our recruiting going down, and recruiting for evangelical churches to go up. Oh, well. Hat tip to Bradlaugh at Secular Right.
Mark Sanford is really becoming my hero. He’s turning into the leader of the anti-bailout, pro-fiscal responsibility and libertarian wing of the party, the one where I think the future lies and from which good policy will eventually emerge. Here’s… Continue Reading
Today, the election to choose the forty-fourth President of the United States was held. You may think that election took place six weeks ago on November 4, but you’re wrong if you do. That was an election to choose the… Continue Reading
Saturday night, The Wife and I went to LACMA and met up with our friend, who works as a curator there. Her work is in the contemporary exhibits and I’ve had difficulty with contemporary art in the past. I found… Continue Reading
Today in 1791, the Bill of Rights was enacted. Our then-young Constitution was amended in fulfillment of a promise made to those who had misgivings about its strong Federal government. The genius of the original Constitution was to divide power… Continue Reading