Americans Don’t Drive
Americans are a passive people - much as they like to imagine themselves vigorous, decisive and independent. They like to watch football. And they...
The Bailout
In Washington, they always try to announce unpleasantness during the off-hours (weekends, holidays and such) so that - hopefully - the stink will be...
Such a Deal!
Toyota might want to consider packing up the plug-in version of its Prius hybrid and sending it off to the Land of Unwanted Toys.
Though...
Your Brother’s Keeper
In Connecticut, prosecutors are beta-testing a new legal doctrine: That a person can be held criminally responsible for the actions of other people.
The case...
Officer Safety . . .
If it is reasonable - justifiable - for a cop to base every interaction with a citizen on the presumption that the citizen might...
What Republicans Won’t Ever Say About Obamacare
I keep getting forwarded e-mails from "conservative Republicans" moaning about Obamacare. Of course, none challenge the ethical idea behind it - this notion that...
The Corn Lobby Loses One . . . Maybe
Every once in awhile, some good news.
Maybe.
The Environmental Protection Agency - usually strident, ideological and unreasonable - has suggested doing something reasonable: It has...
The “War” on Some “Drugs”
I recently posted a video news story (see here) about a slightly built man with Down's Syndrome who had his colostomy bag ripped from...
Good Works?
A reader asks:
"Why is it per se wrong to work for the government? Let’s say you’re working as a firefighter. Or a teacher (presuming...
Why Don’t Cops Ever Enforce (Or Even Know) “The Law”?
Troll around YouTube (or read the news, even casually) and you will readily come across examples of cops who don't know the law -...