2018 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Once again, politeness is child’s play.
Also, once again, “responsible gun owner” is an oxymoron.
All the News that Fits 0
Shorter Shaun Mullen: Inquiring minds don’t want you to know.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
If the story can be believed, yet another gun discharged itself all on its ownsome.
Give a Gift of Privacy 0
The EFF runs down its Christmas list of the creepiest privacy-invading tech gadgets of the season. (Natch, something from the Zuckerborg is at the top of the list.)
Read it and, as we would say on the railroad, be governed accordingly.
Russian Impulses 0
Shaun Mullen has the latest. A snippet:
Aside:
As I’ve mentioned before, the most distressing thing about this whole shebang is the gullibility of a large portion of the American populace.
Spin City 0
Joe Patrice skewers the Tumpists’ argument that there is such a thing as a “perjury trap.” A snippet (follow the link for the rest):
But for Dershowitz, when Flynn made false statements to federal investigators, those statements could not be material because investigators knew they were false. In his mind, apparently, materiality requires investigators to rely upon the false statement.
Obamascare 0
Dick Polman takes a long and penetrating look at the ruling from a Texas Federal District court that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, even you the Supreme Court ruled otherwise six years ago. If you want to know what’s going on, his analysis is a good place to start.
Here’s a bit (italics in the original):
Repealing the law by fiat…True that. Conservatives always complain about “judicial overreach,” about liberal judges “legislating from the bench.” Yet here we have a classic example. The broad sweep of this ruling – if allowed to stand – would wipe out everything in the law, from the popular protection of people with preexisting medical conditions, to the popular coverage for young people until age 26, to the expansion of Obamacare via Medicaid – which has become so popular that it’s now a feature in 36 states, including Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, and West Virginia. Those I’ve listed are all red states.
Goldman’s Sacks, Mnuchin Minutiae Dept. 0
Thom and David Dayen discuss the career of Treasury secretary Mnuchin, aka “The Foreclosure King,” who Dayen describes as “the fox that is guarding the hen house.”
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Display politeness in satisfying your material wants.
On December 4, police responded to a shooting inside of the Walmart.
The victim shot herself in the foot after dropping her purse, which had her loaded 38 caliber Derringer gun inside of it.
