As I've mentioned, I'm in the process of porting Windypundit to the Wordpress blogging engine, and I'm going to need a new site design since this template is specific to Movable Type. I'm using this opportunity to do a redesign. I've chosen a new photo for the header, and I'm using it to select colors for the rest of the page. And since I'm changing all this stuff … [Read more...] about Photos By Jim Jurica
TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
The TSA is well-know for annoying air travelers, but I've been worried for a while about the TSA's attempts to branch out to annoy people using other modes of transportation. As it turns out, I wasn't imaginative enough: After all, why should the Transporation Security Agency limit their activities to annoying only people who are using transportation? They've been thinking … [Read more...] about TSA Metastasis Continues Unabated
Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell
I don't know much about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, but as reported by Monique Garcia and Hal Dardick in the Chicago Tribune, here's a sentiment that you won't hear from too many politicians: CHAMPAIGN -- Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday said former President Ronald Reagan deserves "a special place in hell" for his role in the war on … [Read more...] about Preckwinkle Damns a Drug Warrior to Hell
A Libertarian Telling the Right Where They Go Wrong
Over at The Agitator guest blogger Jason Kuznicki has a post explaining how the right wing gets freedom wrong. I think he explains it very well, but that didn't stop me from writing some commentary on Kuznicki points over at Nobody's Business. … [Read more...] about A Libertarian Telling the Right Where They Go Wrong
Court Says It’s OK to Track Cell Phones Without a Warrant
Over at a public defender, Gideon is talking about a disturbing new ruling from the 6th Circuit: Law enforcement and cops have been using cell tower data to pinpoint the location of a cell phone (and by extension its user) for a few years now, but this was mostly done post-hoc, to prove that a particular individual was at a particular location at the time of the … [Read more...] about Court Says It’s OK to Track Cell Phones Without a Warrant