Year: 2013
Rise of the Warrior Cop – Review Part 4 of 5: Violence
It’s a no-knock raid, Don’t be afraid We’ll shoot your dogs, In front of your kids Cuz we’re the SWAT We’re here for your pot, And all the cash that you got, We are adrenalin junkies taking orders from the top, — Lindy, “No Knock Raid” 2011 (The song is depressing enough, but I should… Read more
Obamacare Day One Doesn’t Matter
I’m very skeptical about the effectiveness and long-term benefits of the healthcare system put in place by the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). However, I’m not going to join in with the people who are proclaiming that Obamacare doesn’t work because they’ve visited HealthCare.gov, poked around for a bit, and found busted web sites. It’s the… Read more
I Still Want Walter White to Win
Years ago, I had an idea for a novel. It was way before I started blogging — maybe the mid 1990’s — and I was feeling a little out-of-sorts with respect to my life and career, so I had this idea of writing a novel about a geeky guy like me who gets down on… Read more
A Brief Message to Valve Software
Dear Valve Software Executives, I have been following with great anticipation your three-part series of excited announcements this week. Your Linux-based operating system, cleverly called SteamOS, sure sounds fascinating, although I personally don’t want to “bring the Steam experience…into the living-room” because my wife is watching TV in there. For the same reason, I also… Read more
In Which Bill Otis Laments That We’re So Soft On Crime
I should be finishing up the next part of my dissertation on Radley’s book, but for some reason I dropped in on the Crime and Consequences to see what Bill Otis was saying. He was on a rant: In a speech to the ABA about a month ago, the Attorney General denounced the criminal justice… Read more