Year: 2012
Former TSA Head Admits the TSA Sucks
According to Kip Hawley the TSA’s airport security system is broken: Airport security in America is broken. I should know. For 3½ years–from my confirmation in July 2005 to President Barack Obama’s inauguration in January 2009–I served as the head of the Transportation Security Administration. You know what Kip? Fuck you. You’re part of the… Read more
In Which John Derbyshire Explains Black People
Wow, it looks like somebody hacked into John Derbyshire’s email and sent one of his publishing outlets something that would make him look a racist asshole. I mean, would even a jerk like Derbyshire really write shit like this? (10a) Avoid concentrations of blacks not all known to you personally. (10b) Stay out of heavily black… Read more
A One-Two-Punch Against Free Speech
[WARNING: This post is part of an April Fools Day prank. The Arizona bill is real, but the bill by Senator Lieberman is completely fictional. Eric Turkewitz was the ring leader for this event, and he has the wrap-up. The short version is that no one bit who should have known better.] This weekend we’re… Read more
Mega Millions Breakeven?
For those interested in the numbers, the Mega Millions jackpot stands at $540 million. That’s the estimated nominal value of the annuity payout over 25 years (26 payments, the first one is immediate and the rest are at the end of the year). That annunity is calculated based on the current cash prize pool of $389… Read more
Krugman’s Silly Stand
Paul Krugman has a strange take on the Stand Your Ground law: Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. Florida’s Stand Your Ground law may or may not be crazy — the devil is in the… Read more