2022 archive
Courting Disaster 0
At the Seattle Times, Hugh Spitzer reminds us that we’ve seen rogue Supreme Courts before. Here’s one of his examples; follow the link for more.
Dissenting from the 5-4 Lochner majority, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote in 1905 that the court was improperly deriving legal doctrines from economic theory.
All the News that Fits, Russian Impulses Dept. 0
Emma and her crew attempt to unpack Tucker Carlson’s steamer truck of lies.
Morons in the Marketplace 0
At the Tampa Bay Times, Stephanie Hayes comments on the lazy, inconsiderate, self-centered jerks who leave shopping carts scattered willy-nilly about parking lots and sidewalks. Honest to Pete, no other place I’ve lived has been so plagued with shopping cart scofflaws, but it sounds as if Tampa Bay area has it bad tool.
She suggests that persons who fail to do such a simple task as return a shopping cart may also be likely to fail at larger duties to the polity. Here’s a bit from her piece:
Courting Disaster 0
At northjersey.com, Gerri Budd and Donnalynn Scillieri several possible implications, one of which is this:
Follow the link, where they follow the money.
“Pay No Attention to the Man behind the Curtain” 0
In this particular case, it’s the men and women behind the curtain you have to worry about (as Sam and his crew noted in the previous post).
Image via Job’s Anger.
Misdirection Play, “It’s Just Politics” Dept. 0
At AL.com, Frances Coleman urges persons to reject the notion that holding seditionists accountable is somehow “just politics.” Here’s a bit; follow the link for the rest.
It wasn’t fake. People were killed. And the rioters who stormed the Capitol were intent on killing leaders of the opposing party as well as the vice president.
It’s terrifying.
An acquaintance of mine, a really charming and smart fellow, suggests that “the other side” riots, too. The mayhem they create is condoned by media outlets like CNN and MSNBC, he adds.
But if any other group attempted to storm the U.S. Capitol, I somehow missed it.
Facebook Frolics 0
They’re not even trying to hide their hate and bigotry any more.
That is the most poisonous legacy of Donald Trump.
Recommended Listening 0
Bob Cesca’s interview with Cliff Schecter centering on the Uvaldi shooting, though other topics are discussed.
It sheds light on how the Second Amendment has evolved has been morphed into something that the Founders could not have imagined and never would have countenanced.
(I rephrased that last sentence a bit to make it more accurate.)
The Crypto Con Crash
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Paul Krugman wonders how the crypto con successfully conned so many persons. A snippet:
My answer is that while the crypto industry has never managed to come up with products that are much use in the real economy, it has been spectacularly successful at marketing itself, creating an image of being both cutting edge and respectable. It has done so, in particular, by cultivating prominent people and institutions.
Follow the link for his reasoning.
