2019 archive
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
On the Campaign Male 0
The Privileged Flew 0
Elie Mystal argues cogently that Donald Trump’s attempt to assert executive privilege regarding the Mueller report (and other stuff) amounts to putting toothpaste back in the tube.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Today 0
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“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
A shingle instance of politeness . . . .
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“The person who fired the shot was actually getting out of his truck, slipped on a piece of construction debris,” Losat said. “At this point, he was transitioning the gun between the waistband, his pocket, at some point where the gun is fired unintentionally.”
The Pusher Men 0
A small move toward truth in vending . . . .
(snip)
Drug companies responded that adding prices to their commercials could unintentionally harm patients.*
Much more at the link.
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*Yeah. Right.
Chartering a Course for Disaster 0
Writing at AL.com, Kyle Whitemore cites evidence that rules are for public schools, not for charters.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Just another day in NRA Paradise . . . .
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The suspects went “deep inside the school” and engaged in two locations, he said. The suspects used at least one handgun but it was unknown what other weapons might have been used.
The Snaring Economy 0
Philadelphia takes Silicon valley scofflaws to court.
Plus the New York Times Sunday business section had an interesting exploration of Uber, the aforementioned scofflaw, its history of questionable workplace conduct which led to its dumping its CEO and founder, and its IPO.
Aside:
This fits right in with the Bret Stephens column that I cited earlier today.
Still Rising Again after All These Years 0
Florida Republicans float a new strategy for reviving the poll tax.
GOP Health Care: Don’t Get Sick.
If You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly.
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David points out Senator Chuck Grassley’s health care hypocrisy. (Warning: Commercial at the 7:30 mark.)
Facebook Frolics 0
Bret Stephens has qualms. An excerpt:
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The deeper problem is the overwhelming concentration of technical, financial and moral power in the hands of people who lack the training, experience, wisdom, trustworthiness, humility and incentives to exercise that power responsibly.