If you vote Republican, you have no choice. Granted, Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) isn’t typical even by GOP standards; he’s as incendiary as they come (see story here). Biggs has two main claims to fame. Remember the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes that sends “Prize Patrols” w[...]
Archive for March, 2023
March 25th, 2023 - 12:36 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Would you vote for someone who can’t get simple facts straight?
Florida bans “The Life of Rosa Parks”
Technically, it’s under review. But the book was pulled from school library shelves months ago, which effectively prohibits students from reading it, unless they obtain a private copy here. (Read story here.) Florida is a retirement haven for rich (and not-so-rich) East Coasters. The stateR[...]
Let’s help this man read
Some people can’t read without glasses. Today, if perhaps not every day, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is one of them. Last night, Trump predicted “death and destruction” if he’s indicted in the Stormy Daniels hush-money case (see story here). Democrats promptly condemned his remar[...]
Just bleed on the desk
Idaho schools won’t provide girls with free tampons, because GOP legislators voted against it, calling it “woke,” “liberal,” and “nanny state” (read story here). That’s despite Idaho’s child poverty rate of 14.4% (see story here), which is nearly[...]
March 23rd, 2023 - 5:19 pm § in Law and Courts
Little waif blowing in the wind
It’s not the defense attorney’s fault. Making excuses for his client’s criminal behavior is his job. Riley Williams (photo, left), 24, is a high-profile Capitol rioter described by prosecutors as “an ‘accelerant’ of the mob” who “‘gleefully direc[...]
March 23rd, 2023 - 3:42 pm § in Politics, Republicans
GOP congresswoman defends gun device with fetus pics
The ATF wants to ban pistol stabilizing braces, arguing they turn handguns into short-barreled rifles (photo below), which are illegal under federal law (think of sawed-off shotguns, but shooting bullets instead of buckshot). Read story here. The 2021 Boulder supermarket shooter used one to slaughte[...]
March 23rd, 2023 - 12:14 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Michelangelo gets Florida charter school principal fired
“The principal of Florida’s Tallahassee Classical School is out of a job after parents complained that their sixth-grade children were shown Michelangelo’s 16th century ‘David’ sculpture, with one parent calling it ‘pornographic,'” Huffington Post reported on “[...]
Was this indictment a politically motivated witch hunt, or just prosecuting a thief?
Let’s start with basics: Joe Harding didn’t come from America’s educated or business elite. He’s a junior college dropout who worked in construction before starting his landscaping business (see his profile here). You could say he’s a dirt-under-fingernails type of guy.[...]
March 21st, 2023 - 8:19 pm § in Humor, Law and Courts
Is this trademark infringement?
Or product disparagement? Or parody protected by the First Amendment? One thing for sure: Any question for the Supreme Court is a good law school test question. (Spoiler hint: The Court’s current majority has heavily favored free speech in other cases, but judging from recent rulings, they may[...]
Why not prosecute an ex-president, if he broke the law?
Supposedly no American is above the law. A basic principle is the law applies equally to all of us. Being famous and possesing a large fan base — whether in religion, politics, sports, movies, or whatever — shouldn’t get anyone special treatment. It generally doesn’t; plenty [...]