“Job-killing regulation,” a phrase invented (or, at least, first popularized by The Great Dissembler, Ronald Reagan), is one of those wonderfully catchy phrases whose propaganda power lies in its ability to sound true even when it isn’t. “But the idea that regulations stunt job growth more b[...]
Archive for January 23rd, 2017
Airport of the Future
The TWA terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport sits abandoned, a perfect time capsule of aviation's golden era. We grabbed our cameras and explored this relic from flight's greatest days. Posted by Great Big Story on Wednesday, December 2, 2015[...]
How to be a Republican
“A Nebraska state senator who had cybersex with a woman on a state computer is facing criticism again for a retweet suggesting that demonstrators at a women’s march weren’t attractive enough to be sexually assaulted.” Comment: Boys will be boys, and few Republicans ever grow up. Read story h[...]
Fill out the Library of Congress Survey regarding the Register of Copyright Soonst!
I should have mentioned this earlier, but the Library of Congress has put out a survey on what the priorities of a new Register of Copyright should be rather than conferring with members of Congress. This is unprecedented and could be a dangerous blow to creative professionals. Therefore it is very[...]
Trump Sued
Washington – A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in violation of the U.S. Constitution. Deepak Gupta, a Supreme Court litigator working on the[...]
SIGN THE PETITION
ADD YOUR NAME TO WHITE HO– USE PETITION Petition Calling For Release Of Trump’s Tax Returns Gets 262,510 Signatures A petition on the White House website demanding the release of Trump’s tax returns exceeded the 100,000-signature threshold needed for an official response less than 24 hour[...]