Year: 2014
INTERNET DEPT.
Net Neutrality Pisses Me Off
The debate over “net neutrality” just makes me angry. The purpose of net neutrality is to force internet service providers to carry all content equally. The ISPs — really mostly cable companies — would like to dump net neutrality so they can charge special rates for certain content such as streaming video. This would allow… Read more
TRAVEL DEPT.
2013 Road Trip Report – Part 4: The Road to Avalon
(I’ve been writing a rambling travelogue for last year’s trip to the Jersey shore. Part 1 got me from Chicago to Toledo, Part 2 got me to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and Part 3 got me to New Haven, Connecticut. I’m running out of interest in writing these, but I think I have at least one more.)… Read more
FREE SPEECH DEPT.
The Queen is a Fink!
I’ve known for many years that access to this blog is blocked in mainland China. Well, sometimes it is and sometimes it isn’t. I imagine it all depends on how recently I’ve mentioned the Tiananmen Square Massacre. As I write this, it’s not being blocked (I checked here), but that could change since I just… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Keep Talkin’ Judge
One of the most amazing developments in the legal blogosphere last year was the emergence of the Hercules and the Umpire blog, because it was written by an actual sitting federal judge. It wasn’t just warmed-over pablum, nor was it some sort of scholarly legal blather. Instead, like a classic blogger from the early days,… Read more
HEALTHCARE DEPT.
Much Ado About $300
I think the reaction to the Hobby Lobby case is going to make me mental. Case in point: That’s from a Mother Jones article by Erika Eichelberger and Molly Redden titled “In Hobby Lobby Case, the Supreme Court Chooses Religion Over Science”. Does the young woman holding the sign realize that she’s saying it’s not… Read more
